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| IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM
NYSAR VICE-PRESIDENT JOAN MORGAN Contact your legislators in
their District Offices. To learn who your state assembly member and There are
62 state senators. One way to find out who your senator is is by logging We now have 75 assembly sponsors. Although we have 16 in the senate, we are very hopeful for the future. With more interest and more of us committed to lobby in Albany next session, we are determined to win. A written letter (snail mail)
is of more importance with many legislators. However, some value emails. If your email
does not get through, go to SEARCH and type in the name of the legislator for access to
their website, as many have their own sites. Then send an email from the site. Be sure to
include your address and phone number in your mail. S1438 prime sponsor:
A8910 prime sponsor:
Contact the Governor to support bills A8910/S1438 Ask the Senate Majority leader
to move bill S1438 to the floor for a vote. Senator Dean Skelos Ask the Assembly Speaker to move bill A8910 to the floor for a vote Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Write these Assemblymembers in support of A8910
Assemblymember Anthony J. Brindisi -- in support as of Jan 20, 2012
Assemblymember Harry Bronson
Assemblymember Brian Curran
Assemblymember Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
Assemblymember Vanessa L. Gibson
Assemblymember Phillip Goldfeder
Assemblymember Andy Goodell
Assemblymember Sean T. Hanna
Assemblymember Dan Losquadro
Assemblymember Steven Mclaughlin
Assemblymember Dan Quart
Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez
Assemblymember Addie J. Russell
Assemblymember Sean Ryan
Assemblymember Michael Simanowitz
Assemblymember Claudia Tenney
Assemblymember Raymond Walter Ask these Senators to co-sponsor and move S1438 to the floor for a vote
Duane@nysenate.gov Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-2451 Fax: 518 455-6846 senator@senatorlibous.com Senator Thomas Libous 429 Capitol Building Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-2677 Fax: 518 455-2065 jdefranc@nysenate.gov Senator John DeFrancisco 416 Capitol Building Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-3511 Fax: 518 426-6952 maziarz@nysenate.gov Senator George Maziarz LOB 708 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-2024 Fax: 518 426-6987 scousins@senate.state.ny.us Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins LOB 805 Albany, NY 12247 Fax: 518 426-6811 massmith@senate.state.ny.us Senator Malcolm A. Smith LOB 808 Albany, NY 12247 Fax: 518 455-2816 phone: 518 455-2701 democrat from Queens, undecided valesky@senate.state.ny.us Senator David Valesky Room 416 Capitol Albany, NY 12247 Fax: 518 426-6885 jdklein@senate.state.ny.us Senator Jeffrey Klein Room 427 Capitol Albany, NY 12247 Fax: 518 426-6847 serrano@senate.state.ny.us Senator Jose Serrano LOB 848 Albany, NY 12247 Fax: 518 426-6886 gball@nysenate.gov Senator Gregg Ball LOB 817 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-3111 Fax: 518 426-6977 from Brewster (Westchester County) Republican espailla@nysenate.gov Senator Adrianno Espaillat LOB 513 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-2041 Fax: 518 426-6847 from Washington Heights & Upper East Side of Manhattan Democrat Gallivan@nysenate.gov Sen. Patrick Gallivan LOB 947 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-3471 Fax: 518 426-6949 from Depew near Rochester Republican kennedy@nysenate.gov Senator Tim Kennedy LOB 506 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-2426 Fax: 518 426-6851 from Buffalo Democrat Grisanti@nysenate.gov Senator Mark Grisanti LOB 902 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-3240 Fax: 518 426-6738 from Buffalo, Niagra Falls Republican martins@nysenate.gov Senator Jack M. Martins LOB 946 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-3265 Fax: 518 426-6739 from Garden City Park, Long Island Republican jperalta@nysenate.gov Senator Jose Peralta LOB 415 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-2529 Fax: 518 426-6909 from Elmhurst, Queens Democrat Ritchie@nysenate.gov Senator Patricia Ritchie LOB 815 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-3438 Fax: 518 426-6740 from Oswego Republican Zeldin@nysenate.gov Senator Lee M. Zeldin LOB 802 Albany, NY 12247 Phone: 518 455-3570 Fax: 518 426-6741 from Hauppauge, Long Island Republican Other Adoption Related Bills we Support How to compose an email message in mere seconds! 1) "Click and drag" to highlight the Sample Letter text below (please note there are two Sample Letters below - one for Assembly members and one for Senators). Select "Edit, Copy" on your browser menu (this will place the Sample Letter text temporarily onto the Clipboard). 2) Click on the "email address link" for a legislator from the list below. Doing so should automatically launch your email package, and insert the legislator's email address into the "To" field. 3) Click in the "Body" area of your email message, and then select "Edit, Paste" from the menu. 4) Lastly, just make the necessary customizations that are in blue text below (i.e. the legislator name, your telephone number, and your name and address). 5) Click on "Send"! ********* Sample Assembly Letter ********* Dear Assemblyperson Bacalles (fill in the appropriate name), Pass bill A8910 the Bill of Adoptee Rights. Give tax paying citizens the right to their original birth certificates. Data coming from states that have opened records in recent years indicates that very few birth parents want confidentiality. Many birth mothers will tell you that they were not promised confidentiality. Others will tell you they were told they would have confidentiality even though they never wanted it. Why should mothers and fathers who never raised a child prevent that child who is now an adult from access to an original birth certificate? Why should any parent prevent an adult from their birth right? The sealed record law is unfair, outdated and discriminatory. Although thousands of adoptees have searched and have reunions that work and most citizens believe adoptees should have this right, there are some non-adopted persons who want to deny adoptees this right. Do these non-adopted persons take for granted access to their birth certificates? It is disrespectful to the dignity of an adopted person to have their birth certificates sealed and hidden from them. Bill A8910 gives birth parents the option of stating they want "No Contact". This bill is fair to all. Now is the time to change the unfair, outdated and discriminatory law that seals records. Pass this bill and bring the law up to date with norms accepted in today's world. Please contact me at (XXX) XXX-XXXX (please fill in your phone number) if you have any questions. Sincerely, (Please provide your name and address so they will know which District you live in) ********* End of Sample Assembly Letter ********* New York Senate Bill S1438 is sponsored by Senator Velmanette Montgomery. The Bill is in the Health Committee and it mirrors the Assembly Bill. ********* Sample Senator Letter ********* Honorable Senator Hannon (fill in the appropriate name), Pass bill A8910 the Bill of Adoptee Rights. Give tax paying citizens the right to their original birth certificates. Data coming from states that have opened records in recent years indicates that very few birth parents want confidentiality. Many birth mothers will tell you that they were not promised confidentiality. Others will tell you they were told they would have confidentiality even though they never wanted it. Why should mothers and fathers who never raised a child prevent that child who is now an adult from access to an original birth certificate? Why should any parent prevent an adult from their birth right? The sealed record law is unfair, outdated and discriminatory. Although thousands of adoptees have searched and have reunions that work and most citizens believe adoptees should have this right, there are some non-adopted persons who want to deny adoptees this right. Do these non-adopted persons take for granted access to their birth certificates? It is disrespectful to the dignity of an adopted person to have their birth certificates sealed and hidden from them. Bill S235 gives birth parents the option of stating they want "No Contact". This bill is fair to all. Now is the time to change the unfair, outdated and discriminatory law that seals records. Pass this bill and bring the law up to date with norms accepted in today's world. Please contact me at (XXX) XXX-XXXX (please fill in your phone number) if you have any questions. Sincerely, (Please provide your name and address so they will know which District you live in) ********* End of Sample Senator Letter *********
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