Friend, it's Sen. Andrew Gounardes. Late last week, I got to partake in a timeless tradition of NYC politics…a New York Post Editorial Board hit piece about my Raise Act. ⬇️

It was truly an impressive feat by the Post: an editorial where nearly **every** sentence was wrong.

Some of the misinformation lowlights include 1️⃣ arguments that my bill will stifle innovation (it's specifically designed not to do that), 2️⃣ implying that it allows individuals to sue tech companies (the editorial itself concedes that this is a lie), 3️⃣stating that my bill tries to set international regulatory standards (...what?).

Friend, my RAISE Act is like putting a seatbelt in a sports car — it's just common sense.

New York can either be a leader on critical AI safety legislation, or we can cave to the pressure of the same Big Tech and VC bullies pushing Trump's AI safety ban. Just this week, a new poll showed that 67% of Americans think we aren’t doing enough to regulate the catastrophic dangers of AI. We all know which side is the right one, and it sure as hell isn't aligning ourselves with Big Tech oligarchs.

The RAISE Act is just one of the 100+ commonsense bills I've worked on during my time in Albany. If you appreciate this legislation and bills like it, can you chip in to support my re-election campaign today? Eligible donations can be matched 12x by the state.

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In solidarity,

Andrew

Andrew Gounardes is a champion for the working class and middle class families that are the backbone of New York.

He’s passed more than 100 bills into law, including legislation to protect kids from harmful social media algorithms, close a loophole in the state’s wage theft law, strengthen payment protections for freelance workers, expand the life-saving school zone speed camera program, guarantee family death benefits for public workers who died from Covid-19, and help secure and expand benefits for 9/11 responders.

He is working to help make college more affordable for New York students, dismantle the legal protections that allow perpetrators of workplace harassment and discrimination to prey on vulnerable workers, tackle the housing crisis by making it easier to build more affordable housing, and as a daily transit rider, fighting to improve the reliability, accessibility, and accountability of the MTA for all New Yorkers.

Andrew and his wife Melanie live in Bay Ridge, where they are raising their three children.

Andrew is a graduate of local parochial and public schools, Hunter College - CUNY, and the George Washington University Law School.

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