Working Families Party endorses candidates in Peekskill elections

PEEKSKILL – The Working Families Party of New York endorsed Kenneth Martin for mayor of the City of Peekskill and Kathleen Talbot, Vivian McKenzie and Andrew Rainey for common council.
The party cited their “strong commitment to Peekskill’s working and middle class.”
In their endorsement of the Democratic team, the Working Families Party commended Councilwomen Talbot’s and McKenzie’s “efforts to keep Peekskill affordable for middle class families by fighting a massive tax increase championed by Republican Mayor Frank Catalina, and to provide Peekskill families with more affordable access to green energy.”
Westchester Working Families Pat Chairman Pat Welsh said the endorsed candidates comprise “a team of leaders who not only look like Peekskill’s working and middle class, but also have a proven record of fighting on behalf of Peekskill’s working and middle class.”