NEW YORK – The SAM Party of New York has announced candidates for office that have been nominated to run on the SAM Party line in November.
SAM Party leaders interviewed candidates on the county and state level and determined each candidate’s support for SAM’s core principles of good government, transparency and seeking broader input and consensus in solving issues affecting the state.
“SAM-NY candidates for 2020 understand that now, more than ever, New Yorkers need to come together and try to solve the issues that face us, not through partisanship, but through fact based solutions,” said party Chairman Michael Volpe. “Each of our 38 candidates brings that basic belief, and desire, to work together and reach across the aisle for the greater good.”
For Congress representing the Hudson Valley, the party has endorsed Scott Smith, the SAM Party candidate in the 18th District, and incumbent Democrat Antonio Delgado in the 19th District.
In State Senate races, the party endorsed Democrat Shelley Mayer in the 37th District; Republican William Weber; in the 39th District, Democrat James Skoufis; in the 41st District, Democrat Karen Smythe; in the 42nd District, Democrat Jen Metzger; and in the 46th District, Independent Rich Amedure.
In Assembly races, the SAM Party endorsed Democrat Amy Paulin; in the 94th District, the party endorsed Republican Kevin Byrne; in the 96th, Democrat Kenneth Zebrowski; in the 97th, Michael Lawler; and in the 99th, Republican Colin Schmitt.
In local elections, the SAM Party endorsed Republicans Andrew Zavoski and Frank Hagen for Suffern village trustee.
