ABORN WINS MET COUNCIL ENDORSEMENT.

 

 

 

NEW YORK-Mahattan DA candidate, Richard Aborn, today announced the support of The Metropolitan Council on Housing.  Touting his 'progressive and effective" vision for preventing crime, Scott Sommer, Chairman of Met Council said:

 

“Richard Aborn has the vision and experience to tackle violent crime while at the same time standing up against abusive landlords who resort to criminal measures. Whether it's beating back the NRA, investigating police misconduct, or ensuring equal protection under the law, Richard is committed to making sure that working families can feel safe in their homes.”

 

Met Council, founded in 1959, is a membership organization dedicated to preserving and expanding New York City’s supply of decent, affordable housing. Most New Yorkers live in rented apartments—almost all low, moderate, and middle-income people in New York rent their homes—and over 1 million of those apartments are covered by rent regulations. Met Council focuses on preserving rental housing and strengthening tenants’ rights. Rent-regulated tenants have more long-term stability, better services, and lower rents than those who rent on the open market.

 

The endorsement comes as Aborn has collected the support of the overwhelming majority of elected officials, activists, and clubs, as well as the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, Working Families Party, and former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. Aborn has picked up 17 endorsements by currently elected officials, while no other candidate has more than three. The first-time candidate and national gun control leader has also been endorsed by the most political organizations and grass roots activists.

 

Aborn has devoted his career to innovative ways of fighting crime the right way. He started his law enforcement career prosecuting violent felonies under Robert Morgenthau. He masterminded the Brady gun control bill - and became the NRA's worst enemy. He was a leader in the expansion of the use of DNA evidence to both convict criminals and exonerate the innocent. As the managing partner of a law firm, he has supervised scores of attorneys. And his independent investigation of the NYPD took on police misconduct and brutality.

 

In recent weeks, Aborn has been also endorsed by the Working Families Party; former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton; Congressman Jerrold Nadler; Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy; the Million Mom March; New Yorkers Against Gun Violence; State Senators Bill Perkins, Eric Schneiderman, Jose Serrano, Daniel Squadron, and Eric Adams (also the co-founder of the city-wide group, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care); Assembly Members Jonathan Bing, Deborah Glick, Richard Gottfried, Brian Kavanagh, Daniel O'Donnell, and Linda Rosenthal; Council Members Gale Brewer, Rosie Mendez, and Melissa Mark Viverito; former DA candidates Catherine Abate and Richard Davis; long-time progressive voice Katrina vanden Heuvel; The Family of Sean Bell, wrongful conviction advocate Jeffrey Deskovic, The Hotel Trades Council (HTC), UFCW Local 1500, Workers United, United Auto Workers Region 9A, the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys, and numerous political clubs.

 

For more information on Aborn and his surging campaign, please visit:

www.abornforda.com.