Democratic Congressional candidate Phil Steck announced today that he has been endorsed by more than 40 local elected officials and Democratic Party leaders in his bid to succeed Congressman Mike McNulty (NY-21).
Steck is Chairman of the Colonie Democratic Committee, the district’s largest suburban Town with a population of 80,000. New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly and former New York State Senator Howard Nolan are backing his bid, and he has a number of endorsements in the city of Albany (4 Council Members and 6 County Legislators), as well as from Colonie Town Supervisor Paula Mahan, Bethlehem Town Supervisor Jack Cunningham, Watervliet Mayor Mike Manning, Rensselaer Mayor Dan Dwyer, Menands Mayor Tom Coates, New Scotland Supervisor Tom Dolan, Bethlehem Democratic Chairman Matt Clyne, New Scotland Democratic Chair Mike Mackey, Coeymans Democratic Chair Chris Pennock, Cohoes County Legislator Shawn Morse, and former Amsterdam Mayor John Duchessi, among others.
“I have the spent the past 20 years working to improve my community and I believe that we need a Congressman with a community based focus in Washington,” said Steck. “The 40 local officials who have endorsed me agree, and I am grateful to have this important local support this early in the campaign.”
In 1999, Steck was elected to the Albany County Legislature from a District that had never before elected a Democrat, and at the time he was the only Democrat elected from his town, Colonie. In 2002, Steck became Democratic Chairman in Colonie and he helped elect the first Democratic government in Colonie since the Town was founded in 112 years ago.
“In Colonie we defeated one of the strongest, most well-funded, most entrenched Republican organizations in the State,” added Steck. “That was the spark that ignited my grassroots campaign for Congress this year.”
