NY Working Families Party Drops Maloney And Backs Biaggi in NY-17

The New York Working Families Party today announced its endorsement of NY State Senator Alessandra Biaggi for the Democratic Party primary in the redrawn NY-17 Congressional District.  Sen. Biaggi faces Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Sean Patrick Maloney in the Democratic primary. The New York Working Families Party had previously endorsed Sean Patrick Maloney in NY-18 in March. However, Maloney’s entry into NY-17, the district won by party-backed Rep. Mondaire Jones in 2020, caused major shifts in several districts, prompting Jones to now run in New York’s 10th congressional district. “We’re proud to endorse Alessandra Biaggi in the 17th Congressional District. Since taking down the head of the Republican-aligned IDC, Alessandra has been a fierce fighter for working families and someone who is never afraid to stand up for what’s right. As a State Senator, she championed affordable housing, reforming our broken ethics system, and justice for sexual assault survivors,” said Sochie Nnaemeka, Director of the New York Working Families Party. “Alessandra would be a tremendous addition to New York’s Congressional delegation.” The endorsement gives Biaggi access to arguably the state’s largest grassroots mobilization operation. The WFP’s canvassers have repeatedly helped topple well-tenured incumbents. In the 2018 primaries, the WFP’s endorsement helped [...]

NY Working Families Party Drops Maloney And Backs Biaggi in NY-17
The New York Working Families Party today announced its endorsement of NY State Senator Alessandra Biaggi for the Democratic Party primary in the redrawn NY-17 Congressional District.  Sen. Biaggi faces Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chair Sean Patrick Maloney in the Democratic primary. The New York Working Families Party had previously endorsed Sean Patrick Maloney in NY-18 in March. However, Maloney’s entry into NY-17, the district won by party-backed Rep. Mondaire Jones in 2020, caused major shifts in several districts, prompting Jones to now run in New York’s 10th congressional district. “We’re proud to endorse Alessandra Biaggi in the 17th Congressional District. Since taking down the head of the Republican-aligned IDC, Alessandra has been a fierce fighter for working families and someone who is never afraid to stand up for what’s right. As a State Senator, she championed affordable housing, reforming our broken ethics system, and justice for sexual assault survivors,” said Sochie Nnaemeka, Director of the New York Working Families Party. “Alessandra would be a tremendous addition to New York’s Congressional delegation.” The endorsement gives Biaggi access to arguably the state’s largest grassroots mobilization operation. The WFP’s canvassers have repeatedly helped topple well-tenured incumbents. In the 2018 primaries, the WFP’s endorsement helped [...]