THANK YOU NYS 42ND DISTRICT!

Dear Friends,

On November 7, more than 83,000 people in Sullivan, Delaware, Orange and Ulster counties cast their votes in the State Senate Election. While we may have come up short this time around, we ran a credible campaign that forced the Republicans to spend over a million dollars to defend their seat and their issues. More importantly, we made the Republicans sit up and take notice.

When we started this race, all the odds were against us. We were pitted against a 16- year incumbent with a massive war chest and huge name recognition. All of us understood what was at stake -- the future direction of our State and Country.

In the end, money beat out grass roots efforts. While we might have been significantly out-spent by my opponent, I am so proud that we ran a clean and truthful campaign.

With your help, we were able to run a serious campaign; we raised almost $300,000 to get our message out to voters. We talked about the need to reform our state government in order to make real progress on issues like property taxes, health care, education, campaign finance reform, sustainable jobs and a healthy environment.

Without your help and that of thousands of friends, old and new, who donated time, money and love to my campaign, I would never have made it this far. This was truly a team effort.

We formed strong partnerships with Eliot Spitzer, Hillary Clinton, The Sierra Club, The League of Conservation Voters, Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy, Emily's list, The Teamsters and other groups.

We produced a great TV ad, received important endorsements and help from teams of volunteers to get out the vote. I am touched and moved by the support from wonderful friends like you.

It truly has been an honor and a privilege to run for statewide office and I end this campaign wiser than I began. I look forward to spending time with my family and friends and I am deeply indebted for their unflinching patience and encouragement.

Once again, thank you for your commitment to my campaign and to building a better New York State. I am proud to continue to serve as an Ulster County Legislator, working to find solutions that will benefit all our communities. Thank you for everything you have done to help. I am deeply touched and forever grateful.

Yours truly,

Susan Zimet

THE TRUTH -- Bonacic Ad Uses Negative Attack
Zimet didn't vote to cut budget in half
By Steve Israel

Read FULL ARTICLE: Times Herald-Record Online

ZIMET: STATE SENATE REPUBLICANS PUTTING POLITICS OVER VETERANS' HEALTH

Read ARTICLE: About Susan Zimet's Push for Veteran's Health Bill

October 17 - Poughkeepsie Journal Endorses Susan Zimet

Read ENDORSEMENT: Zimet would bring energy to Albany

October 31 - Spitzer and Zimet Rally in Middletown

See photos : Susan Zimet Photo Journal

WOODSTOCK TIMES ENDORSES SUSAN ZIMET

Bacon vs. Trust
October 26, 2006

"We basically like our elected representatives to be out front, to be concise in their positions. We don't fault Bonacic for his constituent services, but that's the basic, the 101 of being a legislator, and besides, all that pork is just a share of the money we've paid in taxes. There has to be more to it than that, some vision and leadership, and the people of the 42nd Senatorial district would be better served in these regards with Susan Zimet as our elected representative."

-Brian Hollander

STATEMENT BY 42ND DISTRICT STATE SENATE CANDIDATE SUSAN ZIMET ON PATAKI'S SIGNING OF BILL S-8349A (NEW PALTZ, NY)

"Being against the NYRI project, I wish the Bonacic bill would solve the problem -- and if it was ever feasible, I would be the first to applaud it. Unfortunately, Pataki's signing of the bill offers only false hope to those who actually want to take NYRI off the table. Thanks to the Bonacic bill, the stage is set for a long, expensive legal battle -- on the taxpayers dime -- which could end with the federal government using its powers granted in the Energy Act of 2005 to just take the land anyway. The only way to truly keep NYRI out of our backyards is to get Albany to approve the already-cleared and hidden New Jersey corridor." -- Susan Zimet

NY Women Vote
Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee endorses Susan Zimet and encourages women to exercise their right to vote. Eleanor's Legacy and Silda Wall Spitzer teamed up to create New York Women Vote.

Watch the TV ad at: http://www.nywomenvote.org/

Susan Zimet is a progressive pro-choice Democrat known as an energetic and creative reformer with fiscal discipline.

Susan stands for reform in Albany:

• Property Tax and Budget Reform
• JOBS – Sustainable Economic Development 
• Open, Accountable & Efficient Government 
• Restricting Unfunded Mandates
• Clean Money, Clean Elections 
• Unleashing the Creative Economy
• Revitalizing Communities 

Susan cares about our families:

• Education Reform
• Veterans’ Health
• Protecting the Environment 
• Preserving Community Hospitals 
• Homeland Security, Public Health and Safety 
• Universal Healthcare 
• Constitutional Liberties 
• Protecting Choice

Support Susan Zimet for Senate by volunteering or by making a contribution.