ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- For the first time in the organization\u2019s history, the NYS Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA) is endorsing Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli in the 2026 election.<\/p>\n
Related: Gov. Hochul hosts discussion on the local impact of tariffs<\/a><\/p>\n NYSARA says current actions being taken by the federal government have moved them to endorse the trio.<\/p>\n \u201cNYSARA does not make endorsements lightly and with current federal actions putting basic human decency, the norms of the U.S. Constitution and our democratic values at serious risk, we are compelled to stand strong with leaders who have demonstrated commitment and integrity on behalf of all New Yorkers,\u201d NYSARA President Barry Kaufmann said.<\/p>\n \u201cTogether, our partnership has been able to deliver real investments to ensure that older New Yorkers can stay in their homes, access the care they need, and retire with the peace of mind they\u2019ve earned. I\u2019m proud to stand with NYSARA as we keep fighting to deliver for them every single day,\u201d Gov. Hochul said.<\/p>\n NYSARA represents more than 600k retirees across the state from multiple unions, including New York State United Teachers, CSEA, Public Employees Federation and the New York State Nurses Association. The organization said Gov. Hochul\u2019s dedication to the well-being of older New Yorkers and the affordability of housing and health care resonates with its members.<\/p>\n Related: AARP: New York seniors face financial distress over rising utility costs<\/a><\/p>\n NYSARA says AG James\u2019s work to stop consumer fraud as well as her fight against \u201cmisguided federal policies\u201d and government overreach undermining civil rights and Comptroller DiNapoli\u2019s work on the New York State Retirement System also aligned with the concerns of its members.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Related Stories:\u00a0NYS Alliance for Retired Americans<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0New York Attorney General Letitia James<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Governor Kathy Hochul<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Comptroller Tom DiNapoli<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- For the first time in the organization\u2019s history, the NYS Alliance for Retired Americans (NYSARA)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[30587,895,9,3594,24,63,78246,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-196228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-comptroller-tom-dinapoli","9":"tag-governor-kathy-hochul","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-attorney-general-letitia-james","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-nyc","14":"tag-nys-alliance-for-retired-americans","15":"tag-queens","16":"tag-queens-headlines","17":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}