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Dana Balter stands strong in her commitment to hold open public meetings while a candidate and once in office Syracuse, NY – Dana Balter, Democratic nominee for New York’s 24th Congressional District, announces dates for four upcoming public town hall events, one in each county of NY-24. These events are part of the larger Campaign […]

“Dana Balter is the champion working families need,” said Ann Marie Taliercio, President of UNITE HERE! Local 150 Syracuse. “For too long Congressman Katko has refused to hold public meetings with his constituents, favoring instead phone-in “town halls” which limit his accountability to the people he represents. Katko claims to be an independent voice for us while voting with President Trump 90% of the time. UniteHere! Local 150 is proud to stand with Dana Balter.”

“The hardworking members of 1199SEIU are proud to endorse Dana Balter for Congress,” said Gabrielle Seay, Political Director 1199SEIU. “We believe Dana will fight to make sure that everyone has access to quality affordable healthcare, and that our communities have the resources necessary to ensure that working families have the tools they need to grow and excel.”

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee issued a statement after hearing of Balter’s Red to Blue designation:

“This reaffirms that bold progressives are running winning races all across the nation — including in rural areas and red states. The high energy that Dana Balter is attracting is proof positive that the best way for Democrats to run — especially in Republican-leaning districts — is on a bold progressive, economic populist message.”

Today Dana Balter, Democratic candidate for Congress in Central New York’s 24th District, highlights another priority in her Campaign Finance and Government Reform Agenda. Balter pledges to hold a minimum of four public town halls every year in office, one in each of the four counties of New York’s 24th district. To highlight her commitment, the Balter campaign invites John Katko to participate in joint town halls, one in each of the four counties.

“The people of NY-24 need the opportunity to ask questions of those who seek to represent them. That’s why I’m committed to having open public meetings across the district–both during the campaign and once I’m in office.” Balter said of her plans to communicate with constituents. “The people deserve a representative who will engage.”

“This poll reflects what we’re seeing here on the ground – people are fed up with John Katko’s support for the Trump agenda over New York’s working families,” said Balter.

One of the district’s most important concerns is healthcare and the poll shows a significant majority (61-31) of voters want to fix the Affordable Care Act rather than repeal it. Balter said, “When John Katko voted for the tax bill, he voted to gut the ACA. As a direct result of that vote, our premiums are skyrocketing–as much as 36% here in central and western New York. And the almost 300,000 adults with pre-existing conditions in our district are now at risk. The people of the 24th district don’t need a representative who trades their health and well-being for tax breaks for the wealthy. They deserve a representative who will fight for them until every single person has health insurance and healthcare.”

“I’m proud that our campaign is being recognized for the hard work we’ve done,” said Balter, who won her June primary by 25 points. “Our district deserves a representative who will show up, listen, and stand up for the people of central and western New York.”