Monday, March 24, 2014

Second Round Bracket-D

Democrats

Kirsten Gillibrand
(refer to previous blog post)

Andrew Cuomo
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Political Party: Democrat

Political Ideologies
Immigration: Supports immigrants and wants to grant them more rights ad protection
Economy: Growth through development projects
Education: replaced formula grants with performance incentives
Environment: Supports sustainability and environmental protection
Gun Control: Supports restrictions on the right to bare arms
Health Care:Supports government run health care
LGBT: Signed same-sex marriage legislation

Formal and Informal Qualifications

Education- Fordham University Albany Law School

Jobs/ Careers:  Governor's policy advisor
New York assistant district attorney
worked at the law firm Bllutrich, Falcone & Miller
Founded Housing Enterprises for the Less Privileged
Chairman of the New York City Homeless Commission
secretary of the department of  Housing and Urban Development
New York Attorney General
Governor of New York

  Assets and Liabilities
Assets: Worth between 1.7-2 million dollars

Liabilities:
Was criticized for proposing to cut about 4 million dollars from programs that support homeless and runaway teens
A lawsuit was filed against the same sex law that Cuomo signed

Electability
good

I would vote for Andrew Cuomo because he is well experienced and progressive.




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