Retired educators urge support for Kastenbaum in NY-24 primary

Editor:

As retired educators, we support the candidate with the experience and passion to reverse the assault on public education in America: Diana Kastenbaum.

Historically, the expansion of education and democracy went hand-in-hand; a defining feature of American democracy is the right to vote. Diana will protect mail-in voting, early voting, and other measures which make casting a ballot by legally registered voters less, not more, arduous.

Wealthy campaign donors and Political Action Committees shift the focus of officials elected by “dark money” to school choice, culture wars, and divisive policies, often fracturing local communities. Diana’s engagement via Concerned Citizens for NY24, her opposition to taking corporate PAC money, and her commitment to undo Citizens United are specific examples of her leadership.

Our Founding Fathers believed an educated electorate was essential to a stable democracy. Diana demonstrates that conviction as a SUNY Genesee Community College Trustee and appointee to the Association of Community College Trustees Rural National Advisory Council. She serves as a member of the Government Relations committees on both the national and state associations of community colleges where she advocates for our students, educators, and institutions in Albany and Washington.

Diana Kastenbaum is highly qualified and the right choice to represent NY-24 in Congress; we urge Democrats to vote for her in this month’s primary election on June 23rd.

George Ann Carter of Warsaw

Peggy Fusco of Canandaigua

Dr. Gregory Geer of Williamson

Dr. Michael Glover of LeRoy

Edward Orman of York

Loren Penman of Batavia