Press Release
From the New York State Conservative Party
October 5, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
CONTACT:
Shaun Marie
October 5,
2011
518-356-7882
WWW.CPNYS.ORG
CONSERVATIVE RATINGS RELEASED
Two New Assembly Republicans Score the Highest
Fort Hamilton Station, NY (10/05/11) The
Conservative Party released its ratings for the
2011 legislative session today in order to keep
the electorate apprised of how their legislators
voted on 25 key bills acted upon in the current
year.
The Conservative Party tracks legislation
throughout the session, issues support and
opposition memos, and determines, at an
executive committee meeting, which key issues,
including spending, crime, education, nanny
state legislation and various other topics that
affect the lives of New Yorkers, will be used.
"We believe that it is necessary to keep the
public informed of these key votes and let the
taxpayers be aware of how elected officials
spend our money. We often look beyond the budget
bills to consider how other legislation effects
school budgets, health coverage and how unfunded
mandates increase the cost of doing business in
New York," said Mike Long, State Chairman.
"A review of the twenty-five bills we used in
this year's ratings will show voters where the
legislature is erroneous and some show where
they have helped New Yorkers", said Long. "The
ratings give voters a scorecard on how their
individual legislator voted and how many times
they force local governments - reeling from
unfunded mandates - to raise taxes or nanny
state proposals that interfere in how we choose
to live our lives," Long continued.
"Last November, New York State voters sent a
record 17 new Members to the Assembly, and two
of the newest Members scored a 92%, the highest
score in either house," Chairman Long noted,.
"the 17 new Members helped turn New York's
Assembly a little more to the right and
eliminated Speaker Silver's two-thirds majority
by one vote.
The Members of both Houses appear to have
listened to the voters as they increased their
conservative ratings. This year the overall New
York State Senate ratings were 51.22% up 13%
from 2010. The 36.5% overall rating of the New
York State Assembly was up 9.28% from the 2010
ratings. They still have a long way to go, but
both Houses have tried to stop the hemorrhaging
of our tax dollars. In the Senate,
Conservatives endorse 1 Democrat and 32
Republican who averaged a 65.57 % rating up
slightly from last year. The Senate Democrats
averaged 33.125% up almost 20% from 2010. In
the Assembly, the 6 Democrats and 44 Republicans
with Conservative endorsement averaged a 66.32%;
the 51 Republican members averaged a 69.25%
while the 99 Democrats averaged a 19.55%, up
8.89%.
"As long as voters continue to hold Legislators
responsible, we believe New York will become a
business friendly place that people no longer
have to flee in order to save on taxes," Long
concluded.
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(Ratings are online at
http://www.cpnys.org/node/63. If you have a
problem downloading, please call:
718-921-2158 or 518-356-7882 for a copy of the
Ratings. Thank you.)
