Legislative Action

Important Message―Fax Your Representatives

Visit NYSUT's Contact Your Elected Officials Page. NYSUT has prepared letters addressing a wide variety of issues important to public education. At your leisure, please fax each of these letters to your State and Federal Representatives. The system is designed to permit only 3 faxes to be transmitted at a time. Simply log-in again and continue to send the prepared letter.Current NYSUT letters to elected officials include:

• State Budget: Support Public Higher Education
• State Budget: Support K-12 Public Education
• Oppose an Ill-Conceived Property Tax Cap

There will be a Committee of 100 Lobbying Initiative in Albany on Tuesday, April 15. Select the preceding link to view:

• New York Times Article—"Property Tax Ploy"
• NYSUT Talking Points for Elected Officials
• Preliminary Analysis of the 2011-2012 Executive Budget

Government Links

• New York State Government
• New York State Senate
• New York State Assembly
• New York State Division of the Budget
• United States Congress
• THOMAS: Federal Legislative Information
• New York State Board of Elections

Political Action Links

• Fax or Email Your Representatives: Select this link to send a message to your national or state leaders from the NYSUT Legislative Action Website. We encourage you to ask your family and friends to utilize this service as well.
• Committee of 100 Lobbying Agenda: Select this link to view details regarding NYSUT's message to NY State representatives as presented by your Committee of 100 on March 16, 2010.
• Better Choice for NY: Select this link to visit a website sponsored by New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness and dedicated to investing in the future of New York by making smart revenue and budget balancing choices.

Elected Official Links

• Andrew Cuomo: Governor
• Eric Schneiderman: Attorney General
• Thomas DiNapoli: Comptroller
• Charles Schumer: United States Senate
• Kristen Gillibrand: United States Senate
• Maurice D. Hinchey: US Congress―House of Representatives, 22nd Congressional District (Counties Represented: Sullivan, Ulster and Parts of Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Tioga, and Tompkins)
• Nan Hayworth: US Congress―House of Representatives, 19th Congressional District (Counties Represented: Dutchess, Putnam and Parts of Orange, Rockland and Westchester)
• Chris Gibson: US Congress―House of Representatives, 20th Congressional District (Counties Represented: Columbia, Green, Warren, Washington, Parts of Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratogo)
• David Carlucci: New York State Senate, 38th Senate District (Counties Represented: Rockland and Southern Orange)
• William J. Larkin: New York State Senate, 39th Senate District (Counties Represented: Parts of Orange and Ulster)
• Greg Ball: New York State Senate, 40th Senate District (Counties Represented: Putnam and Parts of Dutchess and Westchester)
• Steven Salend: New York State Senate, 41st Senate District (Counties Represented: Columbia and Parts of Dutchess)
• Frank Skartados: New York State Assembly, 100th Assembly District (Counties Represented: Parts of Orange, Dutchess and Ulster)
• Aileen Gunther: New York State Assembly, 98th Assembly District (Counties Represented: Sullivan and Parts of Orange)
• Kevin Cahill: New York State Assembly, 101st Assembly District (Counties Represented: Parts of Ulster and Dutchess)
• Joel Miller: New York State Assembly, 102nd Assembly District (Counties Represented: Parts of Dutchess)
• Clifford Crouch: New York State Assembly, 107th Assembly District (Counties Represented: Parts of Ulster, Delaware, Broome and Chenago)
• John Bonacic: New York State Senate, 42nd Senate District (Counties Represented: Sullivan, Delaware and Parts of Ulster and Orange)
• Ann Rabbitt: New York State Assembly, 97th Assembly District (Counties Represented: Parts of Orange and Rockland)
• Nancy Calhoun: New York State Assembly, 96th Assembly District (Counties Represented: Parts of Orange and Rockland)
• Melissa Bonacic: Orange County Legislator, 2nd Legislative District (Areas included: Greenville, Wawayanda)

Thomas DiNapoli
Comptroller

Charles Schumer
US Senate

Kristen Gillibrand
US Senate