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Hi  John,
 
The Freethought Equality Fund, the political action committee of the Center for Freethought Equality, has five excellent candidates in New York. Members of our community, Harvey Epstein is running for re-election and Christopher Scott Comegys, Laurette Giardino, and Steve Polgar are challenging Republican incumbents in state legislative seats. Nate McMurray, an ally of our community, is seeking to unseat a Republican incumbent in Congress. Please support these candidates -- campaign website and donation links are below as are their bios. You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
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Christopher Scott Comegys - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]]
Harvey Epstein - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Laurette Giardino - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]]
Nate McMurray - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]] Steve Polgar - campaign website[[link removed]] - donation page[[link removed]]
 
Christopher Scott Comegys[[link removed]] is running for the New York State Assembly in District 130. Comegys “believes that a representative in government should hear the people they represent, work for the people they represent, and be accountable to the people they represent.” As a lifelong resident of Central and Western New York, a farmer, and a graduate of public schools, his issue priorities focus on funding public education and programs for practical working and trade skills, creating jobs by developing and implementing Green Economic Initiatives, and advancing the New York Health Act as a single-payer healthcare system. Comegys is spiritual but not religious.
 
Harvey Epstein[[link removed]] is running for re-election to the New York State Assembly in District 74. A public interest attorney Epstein “has been at the forefront of critical economic development and housing issues; at the same time, he has worked tirelessly on dozens of pieces of legislation that have helped improve the lives of everyday New Yorkers.” His policy agenda includes expanding and preserving affordable housing, investing in public education, creating a single-payer healthcare system, expanding job creation and wage growth, increasing voting access and transparency in government. and reforming the criminal justice system. Epstein is Jewish and agnostic.
 
Laurette Giardino[[link removed]] is running for the New York State Assembly in District 105. A progressive Democrat who’s been an activist for social justice for fifty years, Giardino is running to “fight for equality for women, minorities and the LGBTQ community; work to protect our senior citizens and strengthen economic growth here in Dutchess County and across the state.” On a journey to “to fight the Republican Party’s stranglehold on Dutchess County,” her policy priorities focus on expanding single-payer healthcare through the New York Health, supporting gun violence prevention legislation, ranked choice voting, and free college and technical education, investing in alternative energy, and creating affordable housing for and supporting seniors, veterans, and low-income families. Giardino is a humanist.
 
Nate McMurray[[link removed]] is running for Congress in New York’s 27th Congressional District. In the June 23 special election, McMurray earned 30% of the vote finishing 2nd in a field of four candidates. McMurray will face the new Republican incumbent in the general election on November 3, 2020. As a Fulbright Scholar, his teaching and legal career has taken him around the world; however, he chose to return to Western New York to raise his children. McMurray loved exploring the beauty of the rivers, lakes, hills, and valleys of the region and is now sharing that with his family. He believes in the potential of Western New York. McMurray says, “We have amazing people, wonderful natural resources, and with the right leadership and some hard work, there is no limit to what we can do!” His policy priorities include: addressing climate change with job-producing green technology, raising the minimum wage to a living wage, passing Medicare for All, supporting a woman’s right to choose, and legalizing cannabis. McMurray serves as the Town Supervisor in Grand Island, NY and in 2018 came within 1,100 votes of defeating the indicted Congressman, Chris Collins, in New York’s reddest district. He is going to “fight like hell” in this now open seat contest. McMurray is a Christian and an ally of the atheist and humanist community.
 
Steve Polgar[[link removed]] is running for the New York State Assembly in District 3. Born and raised in New York and an engaged member of his community, Polgar has been recognized for his commitment to community service by two U.S. presidents. He plans to bring his professional and volunteer experience to the New York State Assembly to improve the quality of life for all his constituents. Polgar intends to make major investments in New York’s education, healthcare, housing, and infrastructure. He also seeks to reinvigorate New York’s economy by promoting small businesses, ensuring jobs have living wages, and combating climate change with new green jobs. Polgar is an atheist.
 
 
You can see all our 2020 endorsed candidates here[[link removed]]. 
 
Thank you for your membership and support. 
 
Sincerely,

Ron Millar
PAC Coordinator
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This message is for the sole use of members of the Center for Freethought Equality. The mission of the Freethought Equality Fund (FEF) is to achieve equality for the nontheist community by increasing the number of open humanists and atheists, and allies, in public office at all levels of government. The FEF is affiliated with the Center for Freethought Equality, which is the advocacy and political arm of the American Humanist Association. Donations to the Center for Freethought Equality[[link removed]], Freethought Equality Fund[[link removed]] and our endorsed candidates are voluntary and are not tax deductible. 
 

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