-----Original Message-----From: Lonerangeralbany@aol.comDate: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 22:49:37 ESTSubject: SULLIVAN MULLING CANDIDACY FOR 21st CD or 46th SDTo: Lonerangeralbany@aol.com
For Immediate Release: 3/7/10
Contact: JPS 438 5230

SULLIVAN MULLING CANDIDACY FOR
CONGRESS 21st DISTRICT OR
NEW YORK STATE SENATE 46th SD

Joseph P Sullivan, of Albany confirmed today that he has received
a number of inquiries regarding whether he might be a candidate
for public office this year.

Sullivan, an enrolled Conservative, said he is mulling over being a
candidate for Congress 21st District which includes all of the counties
of Albany, Schenectady, Montgomery and Schoharie; and parts of
the counties of Fulton, Saratoga, and Rensselaer - or -
being a candidate for the NYS Senate, 46th District which
encompases all of Albany County.

Both races are of vital importance to the futures of the residents
of the respective districts, said Sullivan.

Were he to run for Congress, Sullivan said his priorities are national
defense and security, defeat of Obamacare, which is bad medicine
no amnesty for illegal aliens, securing our borders and ports
jobs, rebuilding our rail infrastructure, drilling for oil offshore
developing clean coal and natural gas resources and technologies
smaller government, curbing excessive government spending and
extending the Bush tax cuts,
trying terrorists as enemy combatants in military tribunals at
Gitmo, upholding the U S Constitution, particularly the First
Second and Tenth Amendments
and opposing President Obama's goal s, and policies, aimed at
fundamentally transforming America.

Sullivan was a candidate for Congress in the 2008 Democratic Primary.
See the archives of Lonerangeralbany (link below) for the positions he
took on vital issues. Those positions are every bit as relevant in 2010.
Sullivan came in last in a field which included 5 leftwing Democrats.
Conservative Democrats tend not to vote in primaries, but do vote in
General Elections.

Were he to run for the State senate, Sullivan said the issues
include:
having a state senate that provides checks and balances to the
Assembly, Governor and Judiciary; property tax relief for
homeowners, small businesses and farmers which can be achieved
by consolidation of school districts with city, town and village
governments, creation of one property tax roll to support both
schools and local governments, making elected officials responsible
and accountable for the performance of public schools and where
feasible, particularly in the cities of Albany, Watervliet and Cohoes
returning to K-8 neighborhood school systems.

Also, high on Sullivan's priorities are :
saving Thacher Park, which is the jewel of Albany County
emergency/disaster preparedness and promoting sustainability
of our local farms, farmers and agricultural food supply.

Sullivan is a retired State Senate staffer, who served as Chief of
Staff the Senator Howard Nolan in the 1980's and was an analyst
for agricultural and veterans issues, working closely with Dick
Conners, then Assembly Veterans Committee Chair. Before that
Sullivan served in the administration of Governor Hugh Carey.

In 2000, Sullivan was a candidate for State Senate, running with
Republican, Conservative, Independence and Right To Life Party
ballot lines. Sullivan received more than 37,000 votes, running with
no money.

Should he run for office this year, Sullivan would do so on the
Conservative ballot line and an Independent Liberty Party ballot
line to give electoral voice to the Tea Party Movement.

Sullivan would welcome the endorsement of the Independence Party
as well as the Republican Party, and conservative Democrats.

Sullivan would not seek endorsements of special interest groups.

For clear statements on issues relevant to both the 21st CD and 46th
SD races consult Sullivan's blogs:

http://lonerangeralbany.blogspot.com/

http://bpcnanews.blogspot.com/

Readers are urged to explore the archives of both blogs.

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