The Collective PAC Congratulates Our Endorsed Candidates in New York on Primary Victories

Wednesday, August 24th, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, The Collective PAC — the nation’s largest political action committee dedicated to increasing Black political engagement, representation, and power across all levels of government  —  congratulates all of our candidates in New York on their primary victories. 

Federal

• Ms. Jackie Gordon – is running to represent New York’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. For over 30 years, she has served as a dedicated educator in the New York City and Long Island Public School systems. Ms. Gordon currently serves as a guidance counselor at Wilson Technological Center in Farmingdale, where she mentors and advises Long Island high schoolers. 

State Legislature 

• State Senator Kevin Parker is running for re-election to the New York State Senate in District 21. State Senator Parker has been serving his district since 2002. He currently serves as the Majority Whip and Chair of the Energy and Telecommunications Committee. State Senator Parker has passed 91 bills into law and has 480 active bills. He has sponsored legislation that led to over 700,000 households being protected from owing $966 million in utility bills from service interruptions. If re-elected, State Senator Parkers plans to continue to advocate for workforce housing and affordable housing expansion, investing in education and sponsoring bills to make tuition books and fees free for New York State and City employees attending SUNY and CUNY universities, and ensuring that New Yorkers are connected to the 21st century through broadband. 

 

• Ms. Lea Webb is running for New York State Senate in District 53. Ms. Webb is a first-generation graduate of SUNY Broome and currently teaches diversity and inclusion training and programs at Binghamton University.  She’s also a national trainer with Vote Run Lead, training thousands of women across the country on how to run for elected offices, and is the Co-Chair and Co-Founder of the Black Millennial Political Convention. Ms. Webb formerly served as a Binghamton City Councilmember, and understands the need for continued civic engagement, creating new job opportunities, and advocating for her community. If elected, she aims to increase jobs, uplift small businesses, and advocate for health care expansion. 

 

 

ABOUT THE COLLECTIVE PAC 

The Collective PAC is working to create an America where Black people are equally represented at every level of government. The Collective PAC is strategically focused on creating a truly equitable democracy where our nation’s local, state and federal governments have diverse and talented elected leadership and Black people are fully represented in positions of power to create the policies necessary to progress our communities forward. Over the past five years, The Collective PAC has successfully helped 300 Black candidates win elections across the United States.