ROB BIAGI RECEIVES COVETED ENDORSEMENT
FROM RESPONSIBLE NEW YORK

Assembly Candidate earns support from Tom Golisano's new
good government committee for his agenda of change and reform

(September 22, 2008) Rob Biagi, 91st Assembly District candidate (Sound Shore – Westchester County), today received the coveted endorsement of successful businessman Tom Golisano's new committee, Responsible New York. Biagi, a former Assistant District Attorney (Bronx) and resident of New Rochelle, is challenging Democrat Assemblyman George Latimer.

Responsible New York endorsed 75 Assembly candidates (out of 150 seats) in total including 18 challengers. Rob Biagi was the only challenger in the Westchester area so endorsed. Golisano has said he plans on putting as much as $5 million into this year's elections to help candidates that favor reform, cutting spending, and putting our state's economy first.

"This is a huge vote of confidence in my campaign and underscores my message of urgent reform in Albany – it will build our momentum heading to Election Day," said Biagi.

"I would like to thank Chairman Golisano and Responsible New York for this endorsement," said Biagi. "I will continue to fight for the issues that matter to all New Yorkers and most especially those on the Sound Shore in Westchester County, like property tax reform, responsible state budgeting, and ending unfunded mandates."

"George Latimer missed the train on spending reform and property tax relief, and his remarkably unproductive tenure as Assemblyman help explain why he was one of only a few incumbents state-wide (and the only one in the Hudson Valley area) not selected by Responsible New York," Biagi said. "I appreciate and embrace this endorsement and pledge to continue to be a strong and determined voice for change and reform, always fighting to be the kind of legislator that families know will always be fighting for them."

"This recognition from a reformer like Tom Golisano emphasizes that I will never be a rubber stamp for the political bosses and I will continue to speak up for the kind of positive change that is so desperately needed in Albany. I know that together, we can retake Albany from the greedy special interests that have overtaxed and overspent the taxpayers' hard-earned money for far too long," said Biagi.