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Hundreds of WFP members in the 19th District — which spans the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier — signed the petition urging Zephyr to run over the past few weeks. | Hundreds of WFP members in the 19th District — which spans the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier — signed the petition urging Zephyr to run over the past few weeks. | ||
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| + | In 2016 [[ Zephyr Teachout]] was supported by [[Council for a Livable World]]. | ||
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| + | :''Born in [[Guadalajara]], [[Mexico]], Kihuen is the son of Mexican immigrants that moved to the United States to find better opportunities for their children, taking advantage of President Reagan’s amnesty program. Arriving in the United States, his father, once a professor in Mexico, worked as a laborer and his mother as a housekeeper. Ruben is a classic American success story who came from modest circumstances to succeed. He understands what middle class families go through every day in this country.'' | ||
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| + | :''Before running for state senate, Ruben attended [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] where he received a bachelor’s degree in education. After school, he worked at the [[College of Southern Nevada]] for over a 10 year period, helping students find good careers. With the Culinary Union’s backing, he decided to run for the State Assembly, beating the well-funded incumbent in his first election. | ||
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| + | :''After two terms in the State Assembly, Ruben ran for the State Senate, becoming the first immigrant to be elected to the body. During his time in Senate, Ruben founded the [[Nevada Hispanic Legislative Caucus]], and served in a leadership position as the Democratic Whip. Senator [[Harry Reid]] is a strong supporter of Ruben’s bid for Congress. | ||
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| + | :''Kihuen is a forceful advocate of the Iran nuclear deal. Notably, Ruben was one of the first state senators to support the deal in the legislature. Ruben is a strong believer in the importance of diplomacy over the use of military force. He supports the Kissinger-Shultz-Nunn-Perry vision of moving responsibly toward a world free of nuclear weapons, reducing the nuclear weapons budget, and believes that U.S. military spending is too high. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 19:42, 28 July 2016
Template:TOCnestleft Zephyr Teachout
2014 Better World Awards banquet
The Friends of the People's World hosted its yearly fundraiser Dec. 8, 2014, the Better World Awards.
Hearty salutes to striking fast food workers and the tens of thousands protesting the killing of Michael Brown and Eric Garner paid by Jarvis Tyner district chair of the New York Communist Party, and others quickly warmed the crowd as the program honoring Cormanita Mahr, Vice President of United Healthcare Workers East (SEIU 1199), Zephyr Teachout a candidate for governor of NY, Reverend Danilo Lachapel, director of Give Them to Eat Ministry and New York CP labor leader Bill Davis, got underway.
The event was MC'd by Estevan Nembhard-Bassett, the New York CPUSA organizer.
Teachout, argued that campaign finance reform can be achieved through antitrust reform. Antitrust legislation can be seen as a form of indirect campaign finance reform by limiting the power of corporations to influence elections, she said.
Commenting on taxes, Teachout said, "I would roll back the tax cuts Governor Cuomo handed the wealthy few. We should extend the millionaire's tax beyond 2017, to ensure we can fund our schools and public programs for the long-term. We should bring back a form of the bank tax, and review the corporate tax system, to ensure companies pay their fair share.".[1]
WFP support
In January 2016, after hearing from hundreds of Working Families Party members in the district urging her to run, Zephyr Teachout officially announced she is running for Congress in New York’s 19th Congressional District.
Hundreds of WFP members in the 19th District — which spans the Hudson Valley, Catskills, Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier — signed the petition urging Zephyr to run over the past few weeks.
CLW
In 2016 Zephyr Teachout was supported by Council for a Livable World.
- Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Kihuen is the son of Mexican immigrants that moved to the United States to find better opportunities for their children, taking advantage of President Reagan’s amnesty program. Arriving in the United States, his father, once a professor in Mexico, worked as a laborer and his mother as a housekeeper. Ruben is a classic American success story who came from modest circumstances to succeed. He understands what middle class families go through every day in this country.
- Before running for state senate, Ruben attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he received a bachelor’s degree in education. After school, he worked at the College of Southern Nevada for over a 10 year period, helping students find good careers. With the Culinary Union’s backing, he decided to run for the State Assembly, beating the well-funded incumbent in his first election.
- After two terms in the State Assembly, Ruben ran for the State Senate, becoming the first immigrant to be elected to the body. During his time in Senate, Ruben founded the Nevada Hispanic Legislative Caucus, and served in a leadership position as the Democratic Whip. Senator Harry Reid is a strong supporter of Ruben’s bid for Congress.
- Kihuen is a forceful advocate of the Iran nuclear deal. Notably, Ruben was one of the first state senators to support the deal in the legislature. Ruben is a strong believer in the importance of diplomacy over the use of military force. He supports the Kissinger-Shultz-Nunn-Perry vision of moving responsibly toward a world free of nuclear weapons, reducing the nuclear weapons budget, and believes that U.S. military spending is too high.