Public Employee Press

Political Action 2009
DC 37 backs Rubén Díaz Jr. for Bronx Boro Prez in April 21 vote

In the April 21 special election for Bronx Borough President, District Council 37 has endorsed New York State Assembly member Ruben Diaz Jr., a strong advocate for the needs of working-class families, the poor and the middle class.

Diaz was recommended by the union’s Political Screening Committee, approved by the Executive Board and endorsed March 24 by an overwhelming vote of the Delegates Council.

The union is urging members to volunteer to help Diaz win the election; if you would like to help, please return the coupon in the April issue of the Public Employee Press.

A lifelong resident of the Bronx, Diaz became one of the youngest members of the Assembly when he took office in January 1997. Now a seasoned legislator, he has worked steadily to advance the economic and social development of the Bronx.

His goals include steering stimulus funds toward job creation, improving education, rehabilitating the environment and protecting the health care sector, a major employer in the Bronx.

Diaz will probably face a Republican challenger in the special election to fill the rest of the term of Adolfo Carrion, who has been named director of the White House Office of Urban Policy. If Diaz wins on April 21 and wants to remain as borough president, he will have to run again in the September primary and the November general election.