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Chris Owens, Democratic for Congress
Owens says Markowitz "has betrayed Brooklyn" in supporting Mayor Bloomberg's re-election
Chris Owens, Democratic candidate for membership in the U.S. House of Representatives from Brooklyn's 11th Congressional District, today crossed party lines and endorsed Green Party candidate Gloria Mattera for Brooklyn Borough President over Democrat Marty Markowitz. Markowitz is seeking re-election to a second term of office.
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Brooklyn Downtown Star
"[S]he impressed us with her knowledge of the office, her passion for the borough and
her vision for the future."
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Sierra Club
In an historic move, the Sierra Club has endorsed Gloria Mattera, the Green Party candidate for Brooklyn Borough President.
"I am delighted to receive the Sierra Club's endorsement," Mattera said after receiving the news. "The Sierra Club has taken a strong position against Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards Project. I look forward to working with the club's Brooklyn activists to promote our shared vision of community control over land use. Together, the Green Party and the Sierra Club will work to create a healthier, safer, greener Brooklyn."
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Ralph Nader
"Brooklynites who want an elected Borough President who will stop land grabs by eminent domain,
more green space, and economic development as if working families matter in an authentic
pro-children agenda can go to the polls with a clear conscience and vote Gloria Mattera. She is a
proven Green Party candidate (in 2003 she received a total of 20% of the vote and received more
votes than the Republican candidate who received 8%). Gloria Mattera is the wave of progressive
politics of the future. She has worked in healthcare propelled by humanintarian value systems, not
a corporate devalued system, and she wants efficient and safe healthcare for all and can outdebate
any of her competitors on this issue."
Connie Norgren, retired teacher, PS 321, 30 yrs
"Gloria has clear and visible plans for supporting the work of the people who keep our city
going and for improving our public schools. I don't see that clarity or commitment in any other
candidate"
James Lane, Editor, HotIndieNews.com
"Brooklyn needs a REAL borough president that will address the issues of it's citizens, and not
put corporate greed ahead of community needs. It's time take back our borough, and Gloria Mattera
is the candidate that will get this done. She is natural born leader that has the progressive
vision, and the passion to truly make Brooklyn the greatest borough in New York City."
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