Jim Owles and New Kings Dems back housing ballot proposals
The housing ballot proposals set to go before New York voters this November just got two new endorsers: the New Kings Democrats and the Jim Owles Democratic Club.
The two political clubs – one of which sprung up as a reformist, more progressive response to the Brooklyn Democratic Party, the other a citywide LGBTQ Democratic club – are officially joining a coalition of electeds and organizations working to get the proposals passed. That coalition, which has been steadily growing, is the supporting arm of the “YES on Affordable Housing” campaign – a $3 million effort led by YIMBY non-profit Open New York and the New York Housing Conference.
Others like Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, City Comptroller Brad Lander, Habitat for Humanity and Queens and Brooklyn Borough Presidents Donovan Richards and Antonio Reynoso are already part of that coalition.
“If you want to fight – and win – with strong progressive values at the fore, New Kings Democrats and Jim Owles Democratic Club are the partners you need,” Amit Singh Bagga, campaign director of YES on Affordable Housing, said in a statement. “Both clubs have a rich history of speaking truth to power and fighting for working and marginalized New Yorkers.”
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