Here's a press release we received late yesterday from Nora Anderson's campaign:
SURROGATE'S COURT
Media Contact: For Immediate Release:
Michael Oliva July 14th, 2008
646 283-5942
NORA ANDERSON FILES OVER 20,000
PETITIONS SIGNATURES
Candidate for Manhattan Surrogate's Campaign Shows Widespread Grassroots Support
Nora Anderson, an experienced litigator in New York City's Surrogate's Court, and candidate for Judge of the Surrogate's Court in New York County, has filed 20,859 Democratic nominating signatures in support of her campaign. The amount of signatures required to qualify for the ballot to run for Surrogate's Court Judge in a Democratic primary in Manhattan is 4,000, less than a quarter of the total her campaign submitted to the New York City Board of Elections.
While campaigning on the Upper West Side she thanked several of her hardest working volunteers by saying, "It makes me proud that so many of you worked so hard to make sure I was on the ballot. It is a privilege and an honor to see such a widespread outpouring of support from so many." Much of Ms. Anderson's help came as a result of winning the endorsements of 11 Democratic clubs from several areas of Manhattan. Her club endorsements include the Village Independent Democratic Club, the Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club, the Stonewall Democratic Club, the Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club, the Gramercy Stuyvesant Independent Democratic Club, the Village Reform Democratic Club, the Three Parks Independent Democratic Club, the Coalition for a District Alternative, the McManus Midtown Democratic Club, the Jim Owels Liberal Democratic Club, and the Chelsea Midtown Democratic Club.
Ms. Anderson thanked these clubs, and her large network of volunteers: "Despite not gaining the support of the New York County Democratic Party, many active citizens throughout Manhattan decided to act independently and support our campaign. It is a testament to the work you have done, and the success of our campaign's message of reform." Ms. Anderson did not seek out the New York County Democratic Party's endorsement, which was awarded to one of her opposing candidates, Milton Tingling.
An Upper West Side resident for 31 years, Nora Anderson practices in the Surrogate's Courts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. She has tried several cases in the court (with a success rate of over 90 percent), regularly argues appeals, participates in motion practices, examinations before trials, research, trial appeals and client consultations. A graduate of Hampton University (1969-73), and Brooklyn Law School (1978-82), which she attended at night while working full time at the NYC Parks Department, she has accumulated 30 years legal experience. Ms. Anderson started her career at the Legal Aid Society, and was later Law Secretary to Supreme Court Judge Albert Williams. She has been Chief Clerk in Manhattan's Surrogate Court under Surrogate Judge Eve Preminger, and current Surrogate Court Judge Renee Roth, and is now a member of the law firm of Seth Rubenstein, P.C.
Ms. Anderson has also received the endorsements of the New York Court Officers Union and former Manhattan Surrogate Court Judge Eve Preminger. Three prior New York State Surrogates, Eve Preminger, C. Raymond Radigan, and Louis D. Laurino, serve on her campaign committee.
To download a copy of the release, please use this link: Nora Anderson Files Over 20,000 Petitions Signatures