The Statewide Political Action Committee [SWPAC] is composed of representatives from PEF's 12 Regions and a representative from the PEF Retiree Organization. PEF Vice President Joe Fox is the Chair of the SWPAC. The PAC operates under policies approved by the PEF Executive Board and resolutions adopted by convention delegates.
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Statewide PAC Chair Joe Fox PEF
Headquarters 1168-70 Troy-Schenectady Road Albany NY 12212 Phone: 800-342-4306 EM: joefoxvp@aol.com |
Statewide
PAC NYC Co-Chair Pat
Baker PEF-Brooklyn
Office 205 Montague St., Suite 400 Brooklyn NY 11201 Phone: 866-897-9775 EM: pbaker@pef.org
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Please click to find your Regional PAC Chair |
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Working closely with the PEF Legislative Department, the Statewide PAC organizes and coordinates political activity on a statewide basis. Each Regional PAC Chair coordinates political activities and programs between the Statewide PAC and the Regional PAC.
Each year, the SWPAC receives membership input for our Legislative Agenda. With technical assistance from our Legislative staff, the SWPAC puts together a draft of our legislative priorities which is reviewed and approved by our Executive Board and then voted on by the 1,000 convention delegates. Our agenda is then communicated to all state legislators and promoted throughout the legislative session.
2010 State Legislative Agenda 2010 Federal Legislative Agenda
To check the status of any bill, you may use either the New York State Assembly Information System or the New York State Senate websites.
The Statewide PAC receives recommendations for political endorsements in local, state and national elections from the Regional PACs and then makes final recommendations for endorsement to our PEF Executive Board. The Executive Board makes endorsement decisions in all state and national races, and local races which have statewide significance. PEF concentrates most of our political activity on races for statewide offices and the state legislature as well as the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
PEF Endorsed Candidates
PEF Endorses David Weprin for Assembly District 24 and Lauren Thoden for Assembly District 3 in the Special Election on February 9th
PEF
Volunteer Form 
One way PEF can enhance its political power is by organizing members to volunteer for union endorsed candidates. A strong volunteer base is an essential component of any successful campaign. That is why PEF is currently recruiting politically active members who would like to volunteer their time to work on campaigns for local, state, and congressional campaigns as well as the upcoming Presidential election. Volunteers will be involved with phone banking, literature drops, and rallies. If you are interesting in volunteering, please complete the online PEF Volunteer Form .
PEF Political Training
In conjunction with our Mobilization and Education Department and our International Affiliates (SEIU and AFT), the SWPAC develops programs to train members on various aspects of political action based on training needs.
The Political Action Liaison [PAL] program was established in 1993, pairing a PEF member with each State Senator and Assemblymember. An invigorated PAL program is key to our legislative success. PALs communicate PEF's message to legislators on a variety of issues, and relay information back to the SWPAC. If you want to know who the PAL is for your legislator, or if you want to become a PAL, contact your Regional PAC Chair for more information.
PEF PALs, click here to submit a copy of your PAL
Form: 
The following forms are available in Spanish and English:
Voter Registration Form-English (requires Adobe Reader)
Voter Registration Form-Spanish (requires Adobe Reader)
Not sure where to send your completed registration form? Click here for your county board of election's address.
If you will be away from your county on the day of either a primary or general election, you may submit the following Absentee Ballot Application Form to your county board of election. The address for your county board of election may be found by clicking here. Both documents require Adobe Reader.
Click here for the Board of Elections District Map and Representatives.
Brian F. Curran, Legislative Director and Counsel
John Murphy, Political Organizer/Lobbyist-Federal Ryan Delgado, Political Organizer/Lobbyist-State Musa Moore, Political Organizer/Lobbyist-NYC Danielle Little-Thomson, Legislative Assistant
PEF Legislative Department
100 State Street, Suite 1070
Albany, NY 12207
1-800-724-4997
518-432-4003
Fax: 518-432-7739
Web Sites of Interest
New York State Assembly
New York State Senate
New York State Government Information Locator Service
United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
United States White House
