Westchester's Working Families Party Endorses 5 Cortlandt Candidates

CORTLANDT, N.Y. – The Westchester County Working Families Party leaders have endorsed five candidates running for elected positions in Cortlandt.

Five candidates running for positions in Cortlandt were endorsed by the Westchester Working Families Party.

by The Daily Voice

08/07/2013 5:00 a.m.

Town Supervisor Linda Puglisi and Receiver of Taxes Mary Breining each received an endorsement, as well as Shari Gordon, who is seeking the position of Cortlandt town justice.

Brian Pugh and Domenic Volpe, both seeking seats on the Cortlandt Town Board, were also endorsed.

Additionally, the party endorsed New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson for Westchester county executive.

“As mayor of New Rochelle, Noam has shown a deep commitment to the issues that the Working Families Party fights for: transparent government, affordable housing, and creating green jobs,” said Pat Welsh, chair of the Westchester Working Families Party. “He will make an excellent county executive for working and middle class families in Westchester County.”

The Working Families Party is considered a grassroots progressive political party. More than 10,000 voters voted on the Working Families Party line in Westchester County in 2012, according to a news release.

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