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VOL. 5 NO. 33 Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Crime, inflation and abortion at issue in Congressional race

Both express support for Israel and Ukraine

BY BRETT FREEMAN ing took place in New York Meanwhile, Lawler rep- Assemblyman Mike Lawler Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney
PUBLISHER State. resents New York’s Assem-
bly District 97 in Rock-
e race for New York’s Congressman Maloney land County. Assemblyman
17th Congressional District was raised in New Hampshire Lawler graduated from Suf-
has gained national attention and earned his bachelor’s and fern High School and went
as polls show it’s a tossup be- law degree from the Uni- on to earn his degree in busi-
tween Democrat Congress- versity of Virginia. Maloney ness administration from
man Sean Patrick Maloney served as a senior advisor in Manhattan College, where
and Republican Assembly- the Clinton Administration he graduated as the valedic-
man Mike Lawler. and after leaving the White torian. Lawler and his wife,
House, he built a high-tech Doina, live in Pearl River,
Maloney, who is chair of startup in New York and later and they have a baby girl.
the Democratic Congressio- worked for New York Gov-
nal Campaign Committee, ernors Spitzer and Paterson. We asked the candidates a
currently represents the 18th He and his husband, Randy series of similar questions in
district and was rst elected Florke, have three children separate interviews. You can
in 2012. He is running in this together and currently reside
new district after redistrict- in Cold Spring. SEE CONGRESS PAGE 6

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Election Guide - 40th Senate District

Harckham, Arena face o for seat

BY BOB DUMAS toughest climate-protection the environment and maintain- Sen. Pete Harckham Gina Arena
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR legislation in the nation, and ing vital services.
also introduced a measure, later challenges for New Yorkers. newable-energy production and
When voters go to the polls enacted, requiring all new pas- In addition to his profession- “I support the Climate Leader- storage, climate resiliency and
this election season, they will senger-car and truck sales to be al work, Harckham served on protecting our vast green spaces.”
have a choice between two candi- zero emission by 2035 and allow- the President’s Council for the ship and Community Protection
dates who are vying for the state’s ing municipalities to build solar Northern Westchester Hospi- Act (CLCPA), a collection of e senator said he is in regu-
40th Senate District seat. canopies and jumpstart commu- tal, was a board member for the measures enacted to reduce New lar contact with law enforcement
nity renewable-energy projects. United Way of Westchester and York’s greenhouse-gas emissions professionals around the 40th
Incumbent Democrat Pete Earlier this year, Gov. Kathy Putnam, the Junior League of progressively through 2050, and Senate District, and has put in
Harckham of South Salem, seek- Hochul placed Harckham’s wet- Northern Westchester Commu- I will continue to sponsor and legislation at the request of a lo-
ing his third term as state senator, lands legislation protecting Class nity Advisory Council and the vote for legislation that invests cal police chief to keep victims
will be opposed by Republican C streams statewide, which will Livable Communities Council. in renewable infrastructure,” he of domestic abuse safe from gun
Gina Arena, an administrative safeguard drinking water re- said. “To meet New York’s am- violence.
assistant from Somers. sources, into her proposed 2023 “I come from a labor fam- bitious climate goals, we must
state budget. ily and have been endorsed three move quickly on funding for re- SEE SENATE PAGE 7
Here is a look at the two candi- times by the Westchester Build-
dates, including their platforms, Harckham has been a lead- ing Trades, Westchester-Putnam
accomplishments and goals. ing voice to hold the utilities ac- AFL-CIO Central Labor Body,a
countable in the wake of failed host of service and public unions,
PETE HARCKHAM responses to natural disaster. To as well as nurses and teachers,”
Now nearing the end of his date, he has held 13 food drives Harckham said. “I work very
to ght hunger, assisted thou- closely with my union partners
second term in o ce, Pete sands of residents with unem- around the issues of decommis-
Harckham is chair of the Senate ployment claims and delivered sioning Indian Point and passed
Committee on Alcoholism and personal-protection equipment a law to protect wages and local
Substance Abuse. to rst responders and munici- jobs, as well as created the De-
palities throughout the 40th Sen- commissioning Oversight Board
He worked to make the 2% ate District. and gave labor seats on the board
property tax cap permanent; de- to protect their interests and
livered record aid to education From 2008 to 2015 Harckham members during the process.”
and addressed the opioid crisis served on the Westchester Coun-
by doubling minimum treatment ty Board of Legislators, where he Harckham said that the transi-
times and reducing barriers to was a leading voice for protecting tion to a clean-energy economy
life-saving treatment. presents great opportunities and

Harckham helped pass the

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is the change we need
in Congress.

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Lawler for Congress REDUCE inflation by cutting taxes and
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Election Guide - 93rd Assembly District

BY CAROL REIF ocratic supervisor in 30 years in prioritized serving the needs of
STAFF WRITER 2013. my constituents. My o ce and I
work tirelessly to help problem
Seeking a seat in the state’s Before that, he was an attor- solve, particularly issues involv-
ney at Stewart Title Insurance ing state agencies such as the
93rd  Assembly District this Company of New York, where Department of Labor, the De-
he was Chief Underwriting partment of Motor Vehicles, and
November are  Assemblyman Counsel. the Department of Transporta-
tion. I also work hand-in-hand
Chris Burdick  of Bedford, who Burdick sits on the Correc- with my partners in local gov-
tion, Environmental Conserva- ernment, regardless of political
is running for re-election on tion, Housing, People with Dis- a liation, to help with matters
abilities, and Veterans A airs such as grant applications for
the Democratic and Working committees. He also chairs the
Subcommittee on Employment ood hazard mitigation, water
Families lines, and  Republican/ Opportunities for People with quality and other infrastructure
Disabilities, where he has fo- needs, state road improvements
Conservative challenger Gary cused on legislation to remove (and we’ve made progress!), and
barriers to employment. myriad other local needs and
Lipson of White Plains.  projects. 
While not in Albany, Burdick
ere is also a statewide prop- serves as a director of the Bed- I also have been able to di-
ford Village Lion’s Club and rect grant funds to many of
osition  on the ballot this year: as co-chair of the Woodlands the hard-working community-
Commission of St. Matthew’s based organizations that provide
the Clean Water, Clean Air, Church. He is an emeritus critical services to my district’s
member of the Katonah Mu- residents, including the Com-
and Green Jobs Environmental seum of Art’s board of directors. Gary Lipson Chris Burdick munity Center of Northern
Westchester, Friends of Karen,
Bond Act of 2022. A champion for environ- me. In my 15 years in public ser- and securing robust funding for Girls Inc. Westchester, Harrison
mental issues, Burdick was vice vice, I have learned that when a local roads; securing grants for Children’s Center, the Harrison
If approved, it would autho- chairman of Sustainable West- resident comes to me for help, water quality and wastewater Public Library, Hope’s Door,
chester and a former co-chair, they are at the end of their rope, projects; and improving services Lifting up Westchester, the
rize the sale of state bonds up during which tenure he was distressed and upset, and on oc- and employment opportunities LOFT LGBTQ+ Community
“instrumental in launching the casion in dire need of assistance. for people with disabilities.  Center, Neighbors Link, North-
to $4.2 billion to fund environ- I respond as promptly and re- ern Westchester Hospital Asso-
rst community aggregation sponsively as possible. I am very WHY DO YOU THINK YOU ciation, PACE Women’s Justice
mental protection, natural res- program in New York state.” proud of my record and the work SHOULD BE RE ELECTED? Center, TRA/ Westfair and the
Burdick served on East of Hud- of my wonderful sta in doing Women’s Enterprise Develop-
toration, resiliency, and clean son Watershed Corp’s executive all that we can to help our con- I am proud of my record and ment Center.
committee, was vice president stituents.  submit that I merit re-election
energy projects. of the Northern Westchester because, in less than two years, GARY LIPSON
Watershed Committee, and has 2.) To continue working as- I have achieved tangible results
Running for state  Supreme chaired the Energy Improve- siduously to help my partners in for my district, including: BIOGRAPHY/BACKGROUND
ment Corp’s executive commit- local government and commu- An attorney, Lipson practices
Court Justice in the 9th Judicial tee. nity-based organizations secure 1.) Securing record fund-
grants, approvals for projects, ing for public education (which in White Plains and focuses on
District is Mount Kisco’s David Burdick earned a bachelor of and in whatever other ways I helps maintain the excellence of intellectual property transac-
arts degree in economics and can be of assistance. With over our schools while holding down tions.
Squirrell, a Democrat and for- history from the University of a decade of experience, rst as a property taxes); supporting
California at Berkeley; a master’s Bedford Town Board member middle-class tax cuts, the lowest In 1999, he began a 19-year
mer village trustee. degree in International Studies and then as town supervisor, I rates in 70 years; and helping to career at IBM, following earlier
from the Johns Hopkins School have taken that knowledge and get the Clean Air, Clean Water, experiences as a patent attor-
Former Yorktown supervi- of Advanced International Stud- the relationships I have devel- and Green Jobs Bond Act on the ney and a computer analyst. At
ies; and his Juris Doctorate from oped at all levels of government ballot.  IBM, Lipson got the chance to
sor  Michael Grace, a Republi- Seton Hall Law School. and used it to bene t every mu- manage the licensing and busi-
nicipality in my district. If re- 2.) e passage of several ness development group for
can, and Katonah’s Amy Puerto, He and his wife, Illyria, have elected, I will continue to do so. pieces of legislation recently IBM’s WW research labora-
been married for 37 years. ey signed into law including the tories and, for his last 10 years
a Democrat, are also among a have three children and two 3.) To represent in the Assem- FIRE HATE Act  (Freedom there, supported licensing in the
granddaughters. bly the needs and values of my From Interference With Repro- Semiconductor Division. Lipson
total of 14 candidates vying for district through legislation and ductive And Endocrine Health
TOP THREE PRIORITIES the budget, including enshrining Advocacy and Travel Exercise SEE 93rd ASSEMBLY PAGE 21
seven open judgeships.  1.) My greatest responsibility a woman’s right to choose in the Act),  which protects the rights
state Constitution; protecting of women who come to New
( e entire list of justice is to serve the individual needs the safety of our communities York for an abortion, two laws
of residents who reach out to with common sense gun safety that will improve employment
hopefuls can be found on www. laws; holding down taxes for the opportunities for people with
middle class (We currently have disabilities, and a law requiring
vote411.org.) the lowest middle-class tax rates schools to provide same-day
in 70 years); continuing to ght parental noti cation when stu-
Halston Media for record-level funding for our dents with disabilities have cer-
schools; xing our state roads tain behavioral interventions.
asked  Burdick  and  Lipson  to
3.) Most importantly, I have
provide some biographical in-

formation and to state their top

priorities for the o ce and rea-

sons why they think folks should

vote for them.

ese are their responses:

CHRIS BURDICK

BIOGRAPHY/BACKGROUND
Chris Burdick joined the As-

sembly in January 2021, having
previously served as full-time
Bedford town supervisor for
seven years, governing a town of
17,500 residents, managing 125
town employees and an annual
budget of $41 million. Previous-
ly a member of the Town Board,
he became Bedford’s rst Dem-

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CONGRESS Maloney cited $7 million that was opposed to New York’s re- our culture and our economy. drugs for pro t.
FROM PAGE 1
he brought to the Hudson Val- form without a dangerousness But what we have right now is a “So you need a whole of gov-

ley for police. standard in it. broken system at every level, and ernment strategy to get at this

watch the unedited interviews in “Rising crime is something we “Remember, the reform was one that has created a mess, not problem,” Maloney said.

their entirety by visiting TAPin- must address, but of course we to make sure that poor people only at our southern border, but

toKLT.net. should also remember that crime and rich people were treated the created a crisis in our communi- INFLATION

Questions included the topics is lower now than it was just four same way under our bail system,” ties.” Lawler said that in ation is

of crime, immigration, in ation, years ago,” Maloney said. “So we Maloney said. “ at’s the good In terms of immigration poli- the biggest issue right now.

abortion, anti-Semitism/Israel don’t need to be hysterical about part of reform. But of course cy, Lawler said a plan is needed “My wife went to the grocery

and the war in Ukraine. it or go back to an era of mass you can’t let dangerous people to address the people already store just last week and she paid

incarceration, or use race as a out of jail. And so we’ve got to here. $6 for a gallon of milk, $16 for a

THE CRIME PROBLEM reason to scare people into ac- make sure we have the tools to “You’re not going to round up package of chicken cutlets, $4.50

“Crime obviously is among tion. We need to be thoughtful keep dangerous people o our 20 million undocumented im- for a carton of eggs and $29 for

the top concerns for voters,” and e ective.” streets.” migrants and kick them out,” a small box of diapers for our

Lawler said, calling New York’s Maloney said he supports Lawler said. “For some it may daughter. So, this is a major cri-

cashless bail law an “unmitigat- equipping police with more re- IMMIGRATION AND mean citizenship, others not.” sis for families,” Lawler said.

ed disaster.” sources, more training and better DRUG SMUGGLING Maloney acknowledged the To tackle in ation, Lawler

“Crime is up 36% in New technology. Lawler said our porous south- problem of drug tra cking at said we should cut spending,

York City and over 40% of those “ e kinds of things that sup- ern border is an issue in terms of the border, but he said it’s re- increase American domestic

who have been released on non- port good accountable polic- human tra cking and violence ally an issue at the legal points energy production and also lift

monetary bail have been re- ing that are e ective in solving against women and children, of entry, where we should surge the cap on federal tax deduc-

arrested while those charges are crimes,” he said. and is the cause of 300 Ameri- our resources to prevent the in- tions allowed on payments made

pending,” he said. “If New York Maloney also cited the Invest cans dying daily due to danger- ow of opioids. Maloney also to state and local taxes – also

State refuses to act and refuses to Protect Act, which was re- ous opioids smuggled over the said there is a role for our Coast known as SALT.

to change its cashless bail laws, cently passed by the House of border. Guard in the Caribbean and the e tax deduction cap was

then the Feds need to intervene.” Representatives, which would “We have a crisis at our bor- Eastern Paci c. passed during the Trump Ad-

Lawler cited a bill introduced provide grant funds to police de- der and in our communities as a Maloney said we need more ministration, but many Republi-

by Republican Congresswoman partments under 125 o cers. direct result of the policies that inspection stations, better cans in high tax states like New

Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), And Maloney also cited the have been enacted,” Lawler said screening technology and more York were opposed to it because

which would allow victims of American Rescue Plan Act of while specifying that he is in fa- personnel. it would adversely impact home-

crime to sue the state. Lawler 2021, which provided $300 bil- vor of a lawful immigration pol- Maloney also cited the need owners who pay in excess of

also cited Congress’ “power of lion to state and local govern- icy that welcomes immigrants. for emergency intervention, $10,000 in local taxes.

the purse,” which could force ments. “Now my wife is an immi- with law enforcement diverting Lawler also criticized the In-

a change in local government “ at’s what kept our cops grant,” Lawler said “…She came drug addicts to treatment and ation Reduction Act, labeling it

policies. and rst responders on the job,” here over a decade ago. She for funding to support behavior- instead as the “In ation Expan-

“If we can force change from a Maloney said. earned her citizenship two years al health, NARCAN for people sion Act.”

federal level and force New York Lawler criticized Maloney for ago. So I respect immigration who are experiencing overdoses, “Which is what it really should

State to act, so be it,” he said. his support of New York’s cash- and we welcome immigrants. and getting tougher on coun- SEE CONGRESS PAGE 22

Meanwhile, Congressman less bail, but Maloney said he ey enrich our communities, tries such as China for exporting

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