Queens Democrats back Kathleen Rice for attorney general
Posted on August 6, 2010 by Anna Gustafson in Attorney General, Statewide Offices
A large contingent of Queens Democrats gathered with Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice (c.) to endorse her bid for attorney general. Photo by Anna Gustafson
Attorney General candidate Kathleen Rice landed endorsements from the Queens County Democratic Organization and dozens of elected officials from the borough on Thursday.
U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-Jackson Heights), chair of the organization, announced the endorsement at an event outside Queens Borough Hall Thursday morning.
“Rice has the experience, the passion and the drive to continue Andrew Cuomo’s good work, and I have no doubt that she will be a great attorney general for Queens and for all of New York,” Crowley said of the Democratic candidate. “Today’s endorsement is just the beginning. We will stand by our good neighbor from Nassau every day as a powerful ally, helping to deliver her victory.”
Rice, the district attorney in Nassau County whose parents grew up in Forest Hills, was endorsed by a slew of people, including Borough President Helen Marshall, state Sens. Shirley Huntley (D-Jamaica), George Onorato (D-Astoria) and Toby Stavisky (D-Whitestone); and Assembly members Barbara Clark (D-Queens Village), Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica), Michael DenDekker (D-Jackson Heights), Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), Nettie Mayersohn (D-Flushing) and Audrey Pheffer (D-Rockaway Beach). City Council members James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) also threw their support behind Rice.
“Having the support of the Queens Democratic Organization and all of these leaders here today gives me the most diverse coalition of supporters of all the candidates running for attorney general. I’m excited to tell the people of Queens what I stand for, and to hear from them what issues matter most to them.”
Rice is running in the Democratic primary against state Assemblyman Richard Brodsky (D-Westchester), state Sen. Eric Schneiderman (D-Manhattan), retired Naval captain Sean Coffey and former New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo.
