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Pam Harris at a press conference in Kaiser Park last week. (Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead Bite)New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) pledged last month to wage a vigorous defense of its endorsed candidates who have come under attack from a group pushing for a controversial private school education
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Photo courtesy of Pamela Harris/FacebookAmid media reports that she and her husband had fallen into debt and filed for bankruptcy in 2013 [/more-trouble-for-harris/#.V6H7pNArLos], Assemblywoman Pamela Harris penned an open letter Tuesday, attributing her financial hardship to series of health crises, including her own battle with breast cancer. The
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Photo courtesy of Kate CuccoDemocratic State Assembly candidate Kate Cucco [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/05/cucco-announces-candidacy-46th-assembly-district/#.V5D5oZOAOko] has been interested in public service since she was a child in her native Ohio, when she often tagged along with her grandfather to United Steelworkers Union [http://www.usw.org/] events.
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Photo courtesy of Kate CuccoDemocratic State Assembly candidate Kate Cucco [/cucco-announces-candidacy-46th-assembly-district/#.V5D5oZOAOko] has been interested in public service since she was a child in her native Ohio, when she often tagged along with her grandfather to United Steelworkers Union [http://www.usw.org/] events. The 31-year-old, who now lives in
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Photo courtesy of Pamela Harris/FacebookFor a second time [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2015/09/pamela-harris-wins-democratic-nomination-for-brook-krasnys-assembly-seat/#.V449o5MrLos] , Assemblywoman Pamela Harris has won the endorsements of the Working Families Part y(WFP) and 1199 United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU) — one of the largest healthcare union in the nation — this time in
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Photo courtesy of Pamela Harris/FacebookFor a second time [/pamela-harris-wins-democratic-nomination-for-brook-krasnys-assembly-seat/#.V449o5MrLos] , Assemblywoman Pamela Harris has won the endorsements of the Working Families Party (WFP) and 1199 United Healthcare Workers East (1199SEIU) — one of the largest healthcare union in the nation — this time in her bid for re-election. The WFP says
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Pam Harris at a press conference in Kaiser Park last week. (Photo by Alex Ellefson/Sheepshead Bite)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/?s=pamela+harris#.V4z5yJMrLWU] — who has been under fire last week [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2016/07/harris-campaign-pushes-back-allegations-inappropriate-ties-nonprofit/#.V4z5lZMrLWU] for the blurred line between her political
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Assemblywoman Pamela Harris speaking with reporters at Kaiser Park. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Assemblywoman Pamela Harris — who is in the middle of a bruising primary battle to hold onto her seat — pushed back Friday against allegations in the New York Post [http://nypost.com/2016/07/09/assemblywomans-link-to-nonprofit-raises-questions/] that
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Photo courtesy of Chris McCreightCouncilman Vincent Gentile announced his endorsement of Chris McCreight [http://www.chrismccreight.com] for Democratic state committee member — also called district leader — in the 46th Assembly District this morning. Together, Gentile and McCreight greeted commuters at the 95th R train station in Bay Ridge Wednesday morning.
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Photo courtesy of Chris McCreightCouncilman Vincent Gentile announced his endorsement of Chris McCreight [http://www.chrismccreight.com] for Democratic state committee member — also called district leader — in the 46th Assembly District this morning. Together, Gentile and McCreight greeted commuters at the 95th R train station in Bay Ridge Wednesday morning.
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City Councilman Mark Treyger. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Councilman Mark Treyger’s political ambitions appear to creating a minor boon for real estate brokers. Treyger will have to move for the second time in less than three years to qualify for the Democratic state committee position he seeks
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Photo courtesy of Bay Ridge Democrats/FacebookBay Ridge Democrats [http://www.bayridgedemocrats.org/about], a progressive political club that serves southwest Brooklyn, announced its club endorsements for the 2016 election cycle in a press release yesterday. In two primary races, the club unanimously endorsed incumbent Joanne Seminara for Female Democratic