{"id":343071,"date":"2026-09-10T18:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343071\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:40:09","slug":"the-business-council-of-new-york-state-pac-announces-2026-political-endorsements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/343071\/","title":{"rendered":"The Business Council of New York State PAC Announces 2026 Political Endorsements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/empirereportnewyork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-12.53.49-PM.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-670986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-12.53.49-PM-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">ALBANY, NY \u2013 The Business Council of New York State, Inc. Political Action Committee (PAC) today announced the following endorsements for the 2026 elections of the New York State Legislature. A complete list of endorsed candidates can be found below:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe economic future of New York State depends on elected leaders who recognize the many challenges facing businesses and employers,\u201d said Heather Mulligan, President and CEO of the Business Council of New York State, Inc. \u201cMore now than ever, lawmakers must implement sound policies that encourage further investment, competitiveness, and job creation in New York. We look forward to working with elected officials on both sides of the aisle to further improve New York\u2019s business climate and help drive our economy forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>35\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins<\/p>\n<p>62\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Minority Leader Rob Ortt<\/p>\n<p>1\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Anthony Palumbo<\/p>\n<p>21\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Kevin Parker<\/p>\n<p>42\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f James Skoufis<\/p>\n<p>43\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Jake Ashby<\/p>\n<p>45\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Daniel G. Stec<\/p>\n<p>50\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Chris Ryan<\/p>\n<p>53\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Joe Griffo<\/p>\n<p>54\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Pamela A. Helming<\/p>\n<p>56\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Jeremy Cooney<\/p>\n<p>57\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f George Borrello<\/p>\n<p>63\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f April N. McCants-Baskin<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">2026 Assembly Endorsements<\/p>\n<p>83\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Speaker Carl E Heastie<\/p>\n<p>19\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Minority Leader Ed Ra<\/p>\n<p>39\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Catalina Cruz<\/p>\n<p>43\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Brian Cunningham<\/p>\n<p>107\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Scott Bendett<\/p>\n<p>108\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f John T McDonald III<\/p>\n<p>112\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Mary Beth Walsh<\/p>\n<p>113 Carrie Woerner<\/p>\n<p>115\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Michael Cashman<\/p>\n<p>126\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f John Lemondes<\/p>\n<p>128\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f Pamela Hunter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALBANY, NY \u2013 The Business Council of New York State, Inc. 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