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THIS IS CANDIDATE FREE AIR
TIME, A CHANCE FOR CANDIDATES TO
PRESENT A STRAIGHTFORWARD,
UNEDITED MESSAGE TO VOTERS.
THIS PROGRAM FEATURES CANDIDATES
FOR THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL
BOARD AND NEW YORK STATE SUPREME
COURT.
THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL BOARD
IS A SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD WHICH
OVERSEES OPERATIONS OF THE
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THEY EACH SERVE FOUR-YEAR TERMS.
THE PARTICIPATING FREE AIR TIME
CANDIDATES ARE EUGENE VAN
VOORHIS, PETER SHAW, DELORES
FOREST, JAMES BOWERS, DAVID
HIRSCH AND DARRYL PORTER.
THE ORDER OF THE CANDIDATES'
APPEARANCE WAS DETERMINED BY A
LOTTERY.
DELORES FOREST IS A REPUBLICAN
PARTY CANDIDATE.
SHE CURRENTLY IS A TERRITORY
SALES MANAGER AND A MOTHER OF
TWO.
DELORES IS 32 YEARS OLD.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS DELORES FOREST, AND I
AM ONE OF THE THREE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES FOR THE ROCHESTER
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
TODAY THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR MANY OF
OUR CITY'S STUDENTS IS THE LACK
OF EQUAL EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES.
THE ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPENDS ABOUT ONE HALF BILLION
DOLLARS ON 37,000 STUDENTS "K"
THROUGH 12.
THAT IS A LOT MORE PER STUDENT
THAN ANY OTHER DISTRICT IN
MONROE COUNTY.
YET THREE-QUARTERS OF THE CITY'S
STUDENTS AT THE PRIMARY AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVELS FAIL TO
MEET STATE MINIMUM STANDARDS IN
EITHER MATH OR ENGLISH.
ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE STUDENTS
WHO ENTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
WITH ANY DIPLOMA, AND ONLY
ONE-TENTH GRADUATE WITH A
REGENTS DIPLOMA.
SUCH A SYSTEM IS UNFAIR TO OUR
CITY'S CHILDREN.
OUR OPPONENT PARTY HAS
CONTROLLED THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR
NEARLY 30 YEARS.
THE PROBLEMS IN OUR CITY'S
SCHOOLS WILL NOT GO AWAY UNLESS
WE TRY NEW SOLUTIONS.
WE NEED TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT.
WE NEED SAFER SCHOOLS.
WE NEED GREATER PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT.
WE NEED BETTER WAYS TO SUPPORT
OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
AS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, WE
PROMISE TO SEEK NEW SOLUTIONS
INVOLVING STUDENTS, PARENTS,
STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY.
VOTE FOR REAL CHANGE ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 6th.
VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES EUGENE VAN VOORHIS,
DELORES FOREST AND PETER SHAW
FOR THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL
BOARD.
>> JAMES BOWERS IS A DEMOCRATIC
PARTY CANDIDATE.
HE IS CURRENTLY A PROFESSOR OF
POLITICAL SCIENCE AT St. JOHN
FISHER COLLEGE AND IS 46 YEARS
OLD.
>> HELLO.
I'M Dr. JIM BOWERS, DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE FOR ROCHESTER CITY
SCHOOL BOARD.
AS A COLLEGE PROFESSOR, CITY
RESIDENT AND A PARENT OF A
SEVENTH-GRADER, I KNOW THAT THE
VITALITY OF THIS COMMUNITY
CANNOT BE SEPARATED FROM THE
SUCCESSFUL EDUCATION OF ITS
CHILDREN, NOR IS THERE A MORE
SACRED TRUST THAN THE TRUST
BESTOWED UPON THE SCHOOLS AND
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THAT TRUST, TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT
OUR CHILDREN ARE PREPARED TO
WORK IN AND BE PRODUCTIVE
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY,
REQUIRES US TO BE COMMITTED TO
EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS THROUGH REAL
ACHIEVEMENT AND EMBRACE CHANGE,
INNOVATION AND COMMON SENSE.
WE NEED TO DEDICATE OURSELVES TO
REAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT.
THAT'S NOT MERELY HIGH SCORES
AND HIGH-RISK TESTS THAT TURN
EDUCATION INTO AN ASSEMBLY LINE
PROCESS.
A STUDENT- AND TEACHER-CENTERED
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, WITH MAXIMUM
DECISION-MAKING CLOSEST TO WHERE
LEARNING REALLY TAKES PLACE, THE
CLASSROOM.
BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT PLACE
CLASSROOM RESOURCES SUCH AS
TEXTBOOKS AND COMPUTERS FIRST
BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE.
MIXED ECONOMY SCHOOLS AND
COUNTYWIDE PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE
THAT TEAR DOWN THE WALLS OF
SOCIOECONOMIC SEGREGATION, AND
EQUAL WORK BETWEEN VOCATIONAL
AND TRADITIONAL ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS SO THAT OUR CHILDREN
HAVE REAL CHOICES IN PLANNING
THEIR FUTURE.
I AM DEDICATED TO ALL OF THESE
THINGS, AND I'M ASKING YOU TO
COMMIT YOURSELF TO THEM AS WELL
BY CASTING YOUR VOTE ON NOVEMBER
6th FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS
THROUGH REAL ACHIEVEMENT AND FOR
ME, Dr. JIM BOWERS, DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE FOR CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
THANK YOU.
>> EUGENE VAN VOORHIS IS A
REPUBLICAN PARTY CANDIDATE.
HE IS AN ATTORNEY WITH HARRIS,
CHESWORTH & O'BRIEN.
HE IS 67 YEARS OLD.
>> MY NAME IS GENE VAN VOORHIS.
I AM A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SAID, "A HOUSE
DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT
STAND."
OUR COMMUNITY IS A HOUSE DIVIDED
WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION.
WHILE MOST AMERICANS HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO READ, WRITE AND ACQUIRE
BASIC MATH SKILLS,
THREE-QUARTERS OF OUR CITY'S
SCHOOL CHILDREN FAIL TO MEET
MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS IN
EITHER MATH OR ENGLISH.
OUR OPPONENTS BLAME LACK OF
MONEY.
THEY CITE MANY OF OUR STUDENTS
ARE FROM POOR OR MINORITY
FAMILIES.
THEY EXCUSE FAILURE BECAUSE OF
AT-RISK CHILDREN.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES DO NOT
ACCEPT THESE EXCUSES.
THE CITY DISTRICT SPANS AFTER
DEDUCTING ADULT EDUCATION ALMOST
$13,500 PER STUDENT "K" THROUGH
12.
THAT'S 3,300 MORE THAN
PITTSBURGH.
THE QUESTION IS NOT HOW MUCH WE
SPEND BUT HOW WE SPEND IT.
OUR CITY SCHOOLS ARE IN TROUBLE.
TEACHERS CANNOT TEACH AND
STUDENTS CANNOT LEARN IN AN
UNSAFE ATMOSPHERE.
ANNUAL STATISTICS SHOW ALMOST
13,000 SUSPENSIONS FOR VIOLENCE,
DISRUPTION OF CLASSES, DRUGS,
WEAPONS, ET CETERA.
SECURITY AND DISCIPLINE MUST BE
IMPROVED.
WE NEED NEW EDUCATIONAL IDEAS.
YEARS AGO, I STARTED AN
INNER-CITY TUTORING PROGRAM IN
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.
I WANTED TO PROVE ORDINARY KIDS
FROM THE POOREST NEIGHBORHOODS
COULD SUCCEED IF GIVEN EQUAL
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND
THEY DID.
THE RECENT EXPERIENCE OF
FEINBERG AND LEVIN IN HOUSTON,
TEXAS AND BOSTON PROVED THE
SAME.
HELP US PROVIDE EQUAL
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ALL.
VOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6th FOR
THE REPUBLICAN TEAM, DELORES
FOREST, PETER SHAW AND ME, GENE
VAN VOORHIS.
>> DAVID HURSH IS THE GREEN
PARTY CANDIDATE.
HE IS A PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
AND IS 52 YEARS OLD.
>> HI.
FOR THE LAST THIRTY YEARS, I
HAVE BEEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TEACHER OR TEACHER/EDUCATOR.
I AM CURRENTLY AN EDUCATION
PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
ROCHESTER.
MORE IMPORTANTLY I WORK WITH
TEACHERS, PARENTS AND SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS ON SEVERAL
CRUCIAL EDUCATIONAL ISSUES.
FIRST I AM CONCERNED THAT
EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS ARE BEING
UNDERMINED BY DAYS SPENT ON
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR AND
ADMINISTERING STANDARDIZED
TESTS.
BY FOCUSING ON STANDARDIZED
TESTS, TESTS THAT ONLY EXAMINE A
FRACTION OF THE STANDARDS IN
WHICH THE REGENTS ARE MAKING
EASIER EACH TIME SO THAT TEST
SCORES WILL GO UP, WE TAKE TIME
AWAY FROM DEVELOPING A RICH AND
COMPLEX CURRICULUM.
ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS
EXCESSIVELY FOCUS ON RAISING
SCORES AND NOT ENOUGH ON WHERE
THE STUDENTS ARE GAINING
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR THE
LONG TERM.
SECOND, STATE EDUCATION
ELIMINATION OF ALL BUT THE
REGENTS DIPLOMA MEANS THE
ESSENTIAL ENDING OF SCHOOLS,
SUCH AS SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS, I
AM FIGHTING FOR THE FUTURE OF
SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS AND HIGH
STANDARDS AS A MEMBER OF THE
COALITION FOR COMMON SENSE AND
EDUCATION.
THIRD, I WILL WORK TO REDUCE THE
EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF LEAD IN OUR
OLDER SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
I WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENTS ARE NOT INAPPROPRIATELY
TRACKED INTO SPECIAL EDUCATION
AND THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN TO THEIR
CAPACITY.
OUR WORK ENSURES THAT ALL
TEACHERS CONTINUALLY IMPROVE
THEIR TEACHING TO RIGOROUS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
LASTLY, I WILL SUPPORT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE AT
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL AND THE
TEACHING AND LEARNING INSTITUTE
AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL.
PROGRAMS LIKE THESE DEMONSTRATE
THAT, WITH THE PROPER CURRICULUM
AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, ALL
STUDENTS CAN LEARN.
I WILL HELP DEVELOP SCHOOLS IN
WHICH STUDENTS ARE CHALLENGED TO
EXCEL, SCHOOLS THAT FAMILIES AND
STUDENTS WILL CHOOSE OVER OTHER
DISTRICTS BECAUSE IT OFFERS AN
EXCELLENT EDUCATION WITHIN A
COMMUNITY RICH WITH CULTURAL
DIVERSITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU AS YOUR SCHOOL BOARD
REPRESENTATIVE.
>> PETER SHAW IS A REPUBLICAN
PARTY CANDIDATE.
HE IS A PROGRAM COORDINATOR FOR
JUVENILE MENTORING PROGRAM AND
IS 39 YEARS OLD.
>> HI.
MY NAME IS PETER SHAW.
I AM ONE OF THREE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR THE
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
TODAY THE GREATEST OBSTACLE TO
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR MANY OF
OUR CITY'S STUDENTS IS THE LACK
OF EQUAL EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES.
THE ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPENDS ABOUT ONE HALF BILLION
DOLLARS ON 37,000 STUDENTS IN
"K" THROUGH 12th GRADE.
THAT IS A LOT MORE PER STUDENT
THAN ANY OTHER DISTRICT IN
MONROE COUNTY.
YET THREE-QUARTERS OF CITY
STUDENTS AT THE PRIMARY AND
MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL FAIL TO MEET
MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS IN
EITHER MATH OR ENGLISH.
ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE STUDENTS
WHO ENTER HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
WITH ANY DIPLOMA AND A MERE 10%
WITH A REGENTS DIPLOMA.
SUCH A SYSTEM IS UNFAIR TO OUR
CITY'S CHILDREN.
OUR OPPONENT'S PARTY HAS
CONTROLLED THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR
NEARLY 30 YEARS.
THE PROBLEMS IN OUR CITY'S
SCHOOLS WILL NOT GO AWAY UNLESS
WE TRY NEW SOLUTIONS.
WE NEED TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT.
WE NEED SAFER SCHOOLS.
WE NEED GREATER PARENT
INVOLVEMENT.
WE NEED BETTER WAYS TO SUPPORT
OUR TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.
AS REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES, WE
PROMISE TO SEEK NEW SOLUTIONS
INVOLVING PARENTS, STUDENTS AND
THE COMMUNITY.
VOTE FOR REAL CHANGE ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 6th.
VOTE FOR THE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES FOR ROCHESTER CITY
SCHOOL BOARD:
DOLORES FOREST, EUGENE VAN
VOORHIS AND ME, PETER SHAW.
THANK YOU.
>> DARRYL PORTER IS A DEMOCRATIC
PARTY CANDIDATE.
HE IS CURRENTLY A COMMISSIONER
OF SCHOOLS FOR THE ROCHESTER
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS 53
YEARS OLD.
>> GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS DARRYL W. PORTER.
I AM A CANDIDATE FOR THE
ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL BOARD,
REELECTION THAT'S DUE ON
NOVEMBER THE 6th, 2001.
I AM HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT TO REELECT ME BACK TO
THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT, TO DEAL WITH CRITICAL
ISSUES THAT WE ARE NOW DEALING
WITH.
ONE OF THOSE ISSUES IS THE
BARE-BONE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE
FROM THE STATE THAT WE HAVE TO
DEAL WITH.
WE ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH ISSUES
SUCH AS STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, FOR
RAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND
SURPASSING THE STATE
REQUIREMENT.
WE WANT ALL OUR CHILDREN TO
GRADUATE WITH REGENTS AND A.P.
PROGRAM, ADVANCED PLACEMENT
PROGRAM.
WE WANT TO DEAL WITH THE 600 NEW
TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN
THE DISTRICT AND WE WANT TO USE
OUR MENTORING PROGRAM THAT'S
SECOND TO NONE IN THE COUNTRY.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS
RECOGNIZED THIS AS SUCH A
PROGRAM.
WE ALSO WANT TO DEAL WITH
SAFETY, THE CODE OF CONDUCT, THE
CODE OF CONDUCT LEGISLATION FROM
THE STATE THAT REQUIRES THAT WE
PUT TOGETHER A SAFETY PROGRAM IN
THE SCHOOLS THAT YOU AND THE
REST OF THE COMMUNITY WILL FEEL
CONFIDENT IN.
WE ALSO WANT TO DEAL WITH
DIFFERENT ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE
DISTRICT INVOLVING PARENT
INVOLVEMENT, WHICH WE NEED VERY,
VERY, VERY MUCH, AND WE ALSO
WANT TO INVOLVE THE BUSINESSES
AND THE COMMUNITY IN HELPING US
EDUCATE YOUR CHILD.
THROUGH ALL OF THESE PROCESSES,
I'M ASKING YOU TO JOIN US,
EITHER AS A PARENT OR AS A
COMMUNITY PERSON OR AS A
BUSINESS PERSON, IN HELPING
EDUCATE YOUR CHILD.
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME, ROB BROWN
AND FOR JIM BOWERS ON NOVEMBER
THE 6th, 2001.
THAT'S 13-B, 14-B AND 15-B.
AGAIN, THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
YOU.
>> THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME
COURT IS A DIVISION OF THE
HIGHEST COURT OF NEW YORK STATE.
THE SUPREME COURT PRESIDES OVER
REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, TRIABLE
FELONY, D.W.I. AND MISCELLANEOUS
CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES.
JUDGES HANDLE JURY AND NON-JURY
CASES ALIKE.
THE PARTICIPATING FREE AIR TIME
CANDIDATES ARE JOSEPH VALENTINO
AND MARY DOYLE.
THE ORDER OF THE CANDIDATES'
APPEARANCE WAS DETERMINED BY A
COIN FLIP.
MARY DOYLE IS A REPUBLICAN AND
CONSERVATIVE PARTY CANDIDATE.
SHE IS A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
FOR THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT AND IS 43 YEARS OLD.
>> HELLO.
MY NAME IS MARY DOYLE, AND I'M
ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN MY
RACE TO BE ELECTED A NEW YORK
STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.
I DO NOT ENTER THIS RACE
LIGHTLY.
I HAVE AN EXTENSIVE LEGAL
BACKGROUND WITH 16 YEARS OF
TRIAL EXPERIENCE, THE MAJORITY
OF WHICH HAS BEEN IN NEW YORK
STATE SUPREME COURT.
MY LEGAL EXPERIENCE HAS TAKEN ME
INTO EACH OF THE EIGHT COUNTIES,
WHICH ARE REPRESENTED BY THIS
COURT.
AS AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS SPENT THE
MAJORITY OF MY PRACTICE IN
COURT, I RECOGNIZE IMPORTANCE OF
A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND FAIR JUDGE.
AS A PROSECUTOR AND AS A FORMER
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, I
HAVE FOUGHT HARD FOR THE
INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC.
AS A PRIVATE ATTORNEY, I HAVE
SAFEGUARDED THE RIGHTS OF MY
CLIENTS.
I CAN BRING MY UNIQUE
IN-THE-TRENCHES LEGAL EXPERIENCE
TO THE BENCH TO BE A FAIR JUDGE
WHO HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE ISSUES WHICH APPEAR IN STATE
SUPREME COURT.
I HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE
MONROE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
AND RATED QUALIFIED BY THE
GREATER ROCHESTER ASSOCIATION OF
WOMEN ATTORNEYS.
BEYOND MY LEGAL BACKGROUND, I AM
ALSO INVOLVED AND COMMITTED TO
OUR COMMUNITY.
I SIT ON THE BOARDS OF BOTH THE
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION AND
CARE OF CHILDREN, AS WELL AS THE
PRETRIAL SERVICES CORPORATION OF
THE MONROE COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION, AND I HAVE BEEN
DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH MENTORING
YOUNG GIRLS AS A LEADER WITH THE
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE GENESEE
VALLEY.
I BELIEVE THAT MY EXTENSIVE
LEGAL BACKGROUND AND KNOWLEDGE
OF THE LAW, COUPLED WITH MY
INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY, GIVES ME THE ABILITY
TO BE A CARING, FAIR AND
IMPARTIAL JUDGE.
ULTIMATELY THAT'S WHY I'M
RUNNING FOR SUPREME COURT,
BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN OUR
COMMUNITY, I'M INVOLVED IN OUR
COMMUNITY, AND I WANT TO
CONTINUE FIGHTING TO MAKE OUR
COMMUNITY AN EVEN BETTER PLACE
FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
THIS NOVEMBER, I WOULD BE
HONORED IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER MY
CANDIDACY AS I SEEK ELECTION TO
THE NEW YORK STATE SUPREME
COURT.
THANK YOU.
>> JOSEPH VALENTINO IS A
DEMOCRATIC AND JUDICIAL
INTEGRITY PARTIES CANDIDATE.
HE IS CURRENTLY AN ACTING COUNTY
COURT JUDGE AND IS 55 YEARS OLD.
>> MY NAME IS JUDGE JOSEPH
VALENTINO, AND I'M A CANDIDATE
FOR NEW YORK STATE SUPREME
COURT.
I'VE BEEN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY
AS A JUDGE IN THE ROCHESTER CITY
COURT, MONROE COUNTY COURT AND
MONROE FAMILY COURT FOR THE PAST
18 YEARS.
BEFORE THAT, I WAS A PROSECUTOR
IN THE MONROE COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR EIGHT
YEARS, PROSECUTING MAJOR FELONY
CRIMES AND WORKING FOR VICTIMS'
RIGHTS.
I'M ALSO A PROFESSOR OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AT THE ROCHESTER
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SERVING
THERE SINCE 1987.
MY WIFE JANET AND I HAVE BEEN
MARRIED FOR 30 YEARS AND WE
RAISED FOUR SONS, NICK, TAD,
CHRIS AND JOE.
I'M RUNNING ON THE DEMOCRATIC
LINE THIS FALL AND THE
INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL INTEGRITY
PARTY LINE, AND I AM THE ONLY
JUDGE RUNNING FOR NEW YORK STATE
SUPREME COURT.
AS A CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME
COURT, I HAVE RECEIVED A GREAT
DEAL OF SUPPORT FROM DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBLICANS ALIKE.
I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED
THAT BROAD-BASED SUPPORT BECAUSE
I'VE BEEN A GOOD, CONSCIENTIOUS
AND FAIR JUDGE THESE PAST 18
YEARS.
I'VE ALWAYS RECEIVED THE HIGHEST
RATINGS FROM THE MONROE COUNTY
BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE GREATER
ROCHESTER ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN
ATTORNEYS.
IN FACT I RECENTLY RECEIVED NOT
ONLY THE RATING OF "HIGHLY
QUALIFIED" FROM THE GREATER
ROCHESTER ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN
ATTORNEYS BUT ALSO THE RATING OF
"COMMENDED," THE ONLY JUDICIAL
SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE TO
RECEIVE THAT RATING THIS
ELECTION.
I'M ALSO PROUD TO SHARE WITH YOU
THAT I HAVE RECEIVED THE
ENDORSEMENT OF OUR LOCAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT AND LABOR UNIONS.
I WOULD LIKE YOUR SUPPORT AND
VOTE ON THIS ELECTION DAY
NOVEMBER 6th.
I WOULD APPRECIATE THE HONOR OF
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN THE
SUPREME COURT AND DRAWING ON MY
18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN
HANDLING THE CASES THAT WOULD
COME BEFORE ME, WHICH ARE THE
MOST SERIOUS CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
CASES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS JUDGE JOSEPH
VALENTINO AND I'M RUNNING FOR
STATE SUPREME COURT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS
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