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Election Day Report: CSEA members get out the vote
While not a sweeping wave,
elections across the country
showed national politics and policy
influencing local outcomes, including
in New York state.
Nationally, Democrats
notched several high-profile
wins, including Mikie Sherrill in
New Jersey’s gubernatorial race,
Abigail Spanberger in Virginia’s
gubernatorial race, and California
voters’ approval of a redistricting
ballot measure that could yield
up to five additional Democratic
congressional seats.
Across New York state, CSEA-
endorsed candidates performed well,
with several notable victories:
Long Island Region 1: In Nassau
County, all three endorsed town
supervisors, John Ferretti, Jen
DeSena, and Joe Saladino, along with
endorsed Mayor of Glen Cove, Pam
Panzenbeck, were all re-elected.
Metropolitan Region 2: CSEA-
endorsed candidates Mark Levine
and Brad Hoylman-Sigal won their
elections for NYC Comptroller and
Manhattan Burrough President,
respectively.
Southern Region 3: All three
endorsed County Executive
candidates, Ken Jenkins
(Westchester), Ed Day (Rockland)
and Steve Neuhaus (Orange), won
their elections.
Capital Region 4: CSEA-endorsed
candidate Michael Cashman was
elected in the Special Election for
Assembly District 115.
Central Region 5: All of CSEA’s
endorsed candidates for Onondaga
County Legislature were successful.
Western Region 6: CSEA-endorsed
candidate Jeff McCann, who served
as Deputy County Executive to
Monroe County Executive Adam
Bello, won his election for Greece
Town Supervisor.
For additional details and full
results, please visit cseany.org/vote.
From left, Capital Region President Shana Davis and
Schenectady School District Secretaries-Registered
Nurses Unit President Beverly Healey on a visibility
stop in Niskayuna where three endorsed candidates
strongly beat their opponents.
CSEA members and staff support union-endorsed candidate Michael
Cashman, who was elected to the open 115th Assembly District seat in the
North Country. In back row is HIgh Peaks State Employees Local President
John LeFebvre. From left in front row, Capital Region 2nd Vice President
Alicia Bodmer, SUNY Plattsburgh Local Vice President Michelle Pelkey,
SUNY Plattsburgh Local President Kristie Stanton, Assemblyman-elect
Michael Cashman and CSEA Political Action Coordinator Bryan Gorman.
Monroe County
Local President
Michael Irving
makes phone
calls in support of
Jeff McCann for
Town of Greece
Supervisor.
CSEA recently joined other unions
for a Long Island Federation of Labor
walk in support of Suffolk County
Legislator-elect Rebecca Sanin.
From left, CSEA Political Action
Coordinator Sue Castle, Suffolk
County Legislator-elect Rebecca Sanin
and Long Island Judiciary Local Vice
President Darlene Devlin.
CSEA members rally to support City of Albany Mayor-
elect Dorcey Applyrs. Back row, from left, SUNY System
Administration Local President Nick Batto, Capital Region 1st
Vice President Susan Watson-Amos, Capital Region Executive
Vice President Cindy Stiles, Region IV Judiciary Local member
Ang Morris and her nephew Dior Malloy and Capital Region
President Shana Davis. In front row, City of Albany Mayor-elect
Dorcey Applyrs and Davis’ granddaughter, Bella.
CSEA members and staff support Nassau
County Legislator-elect Cynthia Nuñez. From
left, CSEA Local 830 11th Vice President
Eydie Hardamon, CSEA Labor Relations
Specialist Patrick Naglieri, Leslie Abru,
and CSEA Political Action Coordinator Sue
Castle.
6 The Work Force December 2025