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  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
June 29, 2021 at 5:50 PM

Pride

Hi, friends! This past weekend, I had a great time at New York City Pride with some of my close friends and colleagues, including Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou. Check it out: This Pride Month, I have been thinking a lot about the concept of allyship. As a New York State Senator, being …
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
June 21, 2021 at 12:30 AM

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, friends! I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day with your family. It has been a long and devastating year for many families. But I hope you were able to see your loved ones today after a long year of distancing from those most important to us in order to keep the…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
June 19, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Juneteenth

Happy Juneteenth, friends! Last week, Congress passed legislation to designate Juneteenth a federal holiday, so I’d like to take a moment to explain the importance of recognizing this day. 156 years ago today, the last enslaved people in the United States were freed – two months after th…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
June 8, 2021 at 3:25 PM

June 10

We are hoping for lots and lots of contributions in advance of the end of the legislative session. Friends - We are reaching out to ask if you can make a contribution to Alessandra Biaggi’s campaign in advance of the end of New York’s legislative session on June 10. We want to show AB t…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
June 3, 2021 at 10:01 PM

We are on the cusp of passing major ethics reform legislation in New York State

Friends - Last week, the State Senate passed a package of several bills that will significantly overhaul political ethics laws in New York State. I was proud to sponsor bill S.6964-A, Omnibus JCOPE Reform, as part of this effort. The Omnibus Bill will reform the Joint Committee on Public…
  Maura Curtin via AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
May 29, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Closing the books for May

Friends - I’m reaching out today to ask if you are able to make a contribution, of $3 or any amount you can afford, to Alessandra Biaggi’s campaign. If you are able to do that, you can contribute here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/biaggi-may-eom We are coming up on our May End-of-Mo…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
May 25, 2021 at 8:26 PM

How to vote absentee

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about how to vote absentee before New York City’s June 22 Election Day, so I thought it’d be helpful to share all of the information you need to know in order to get it done. Friends - We’ve gotten a lot of questions about how to vote absentee before New Yo…
  Nathaniel Koloc, AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
May 20, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Alessandra’s birthday

Hi friend - today is Alessandra's 35th birthday! There is no better day to make sure Alessandra feels appreciated and supported, so please join me and all of Team AB in sending good wishes for the coming year. Click here to add your name to Alessandra’s birthday card. You can also add a s…
  Team AB · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Bump: [you’re invited] Alessandra’s upcoming birthday party

We wanted to make sure you saw this invitation to Alessandra’s birthday meditation event this Thursday. We are excited to announce that Rep. Jamaal Bowman will be joining us! We’re hoping to get as many people as possible to celebrate Alessandra — so if you’re able to come, please click…
  Nathaniel Koloc via AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 5:01 PM

[you’re invited] Alessandra’s upcoming birthday party

Friends - This coming Thursday, May 20, Team AB will be celebrating Alessandra’s birthday with a virtual guided meditation by Moun and Sah D’Simone. I know it would mean a lot to Alessandra if you were able to join us and our special guests for this relaxing event. So, if you’d like to j…
  Team AB · [email protected]
May 13, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Jewish Insider: “Alessandra Biaggi is carving her own path”

Check it out, friends - Jewish Insider just released an article about Alessandra and her work in the New York State Senate. Here’s a snippet of what they had to say: Now three years into her tenure representing parts of the Bronx and Westchester, Biaggi, 34, has gained a reputation, on h…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
May 9, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day, friends! I am truly grateful for all the women role models in my life, and as a New York State Senator, I am working every day to support policies that uplift women both in the professional and domestic spheres. Right now, one of the most pressing issues facing women…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
May 3, 2021 at 8:01 PM

89

Friends - You may have heard news from last week that, as of November next year, New York state will have one fewer representative in Congress. You may have also heard that, if the U.S. Census had counted just 89 more individuals, New York would have retained all 27 of its house seats. Y…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
April 26, 2021 at 7:01 PM

The Climate and Community Investment Act

Friends - I recently published an op-ed in the Gotham Gazette about the impacts of climate change, and the work that we can do in the New York State Senate to secure a more livable future for our state. I was moved to write about this issue — along with my friend Victor Davila, a progra…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 4:11 PM

George Floyd

On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. We know that this verdict will not bring George Floyd back, but I hope George Floyd’s family and loved ones are able to find some closure in this week’s conviction. Like many of my fellow Americans, I felt a sense of r…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Not bad! The budget is actually pretty good

For the first time in my tenure as a New York State senator, we passed a budget that reflects the values and needs of a majority of New Yorkers. Friends - We just passed a budget in New York, and for the first time during my tenure as a State senator, it actually reflects the values and …
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 3:01 PM

I felt a shooting pain

I had an emergency appendectomy last week and it made me feel grateful and filled with urgency Friends - Last week, in the middle of the night, I started to feel a shooting pain on the lower right side of my abdomen. It wasn’t budget anxiety gnawing at me this time. It was my appendix. T…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 4:01 PM

You deserve an explanation

I am in Albany now with so much to report over the next few days. But for now, thank you in advance for your generous contribution. It means a lot. Friends - We’ve sent a number of fundraising emails the past few days, so I thought it important to ask for a moment of your time to explai…
  Maura Curtin via AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
March 30, 2021 at 5:01 PM

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Hey again. It’s Maura with AB’s campaign. We have a fundraising deadline tomorrow and I’m reaching out to some people who have supported Alessandra in the past to see if you could chip in before it ends. It’s been a pretty busy month for her so we have a little catching up to do. Any amou…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
March 28, 2021 at 9:01 PM

$17.76

Here is what we see when we log in to ActBlue every morning Friends - This is the first thing we see when we log in to ActBlue each day: It’s the average donation to Alessandra’s campaign this week. In a world where candidates accept enormous sums of money from people and businesses th…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 4:01 PM

This year’s budget (happening now) is high stakes.

Almost everything that gets done in Albany happens during budget season — and right now, we are in budget season. Friends - Almost everything that gets done in Albany each year happens during budget season — and right now, we are in budget season. Do you remember when you were in grade …
  Alessandra Biaggi HQ · [email protected]
March 23, 2021 at 4:21 PM

a difficult decision

We made a very difficult decision a few weeks ago. I need to tell you about it. Friends - We made a very difficult decision a few weeks ago. We had a meeting to talk about our campaign website, and how it could be used in the weeks ahead to educate and involve people during the upcoming …
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
March 21, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Cuomo, due process, and accountability

Last year, Governor Cuomo and his administration made the decision to send COVID-positive patients back into New York's nursing homes. Friends - As many of you know, I have called on Andrew Cuomo to resign for his role in the nursing home death scandal and its coverup, as well as the gro…
  Maura Curtin via AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
March 13, 2021 at 11:07 PM

Alessandra

Alessandra is working hard on a number of different issues, and not just the governor's sexual harassment and nursing home scandals. Friends - I am writing to ask if you would be willing to make a modest contribution, $3 or whatever you can afford, to Alessandra Biaggi’s campaign. We’re …
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 4:16 PM

Emergency Powers

Late last week, the New York State Senate voted to limit the expanded emergency powers granted to Governor Cuomo at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Friends - Late last week, the New York State Senate voted to limit the expanded emergency powers granted to Governor Cuomo at the start o…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
February 25, 2021 at 3:11 PM

No more Trump to make Andrew Cuomo look good

For the first several months of the pandemic, Andrew Cuomo was graded on a curve against Donald Trump, and who wouldn't look good in comparison? Step 1: The legislature must strip Andrew Cuomo of the emergency powers granted to him at the start of the COVID pandemic. Step 2: The legisl…
  Team AB · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 6:13 PM

Oh yes, today IS the day

If you have been waiting for the day... that day is NOW. AB needs you. Here's why. Friends, if you have been waiting for the perfect time to make your first online donation to Alessandra Biaggi’s campaign, today is the day. Here’s why: For months, Alessandra Biaggi has been demanding ans…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
February 21, 2021 at 3:31 PM

Respectfully asking if you could make a $3 contribution to Alessandra’s campaign. Let us explain why.

You've seen the headlines about Andrew Cuomo's nursing home scandal... Friends - $3. That’s the donation we’re asking you to make to Alessandra’s campaign. If you’ve heard enough and just want to let Alessandra know you’re with her — especially this week — use this link: https://secure.ac…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home scandal timeline

There is a lot of confusion surrounding Governor Cuomo's nursing home scandal, some of it deliberate, so we thought it best to create an easy-to-digest timeline of events for you. Friends - There is a lot of confusion surrounding Governor Cuomo’s nursing home scandal, some of it delibera…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
February 15, 2021 at 12:01 AM

Sign on if you agree: Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers must be revoked

Andrew Cuomo's administration covered up information about COVID deaths in nursing homes. He can't be trusted to govern unilaterally anymore. Friends - This week, I joined 13 other New York State Senators to call for the emergency powers that were granted to Andrew Cuomo under the COVID-…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Add your name if you agree we need a Marshall Plan for Moms.

One thing we know about COVID-19 is that it does an excellent job of taking existing inequalities and accelerating them. Friends - One thing we know about COVID-19 is that it does an excellent job of taking existing inequalities and accelerating them. So it will not surprise you to lear…
  Maura Curtin via AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 6:30 PM

Introduction

Hey there - I’m Maura Curtin, the Managing Director for Alessandra Biaggi’s campaign. Some of you I’ve met before, but for others I wanted to reach out to introduce myself, say hello, and ask you about an important fundraising goal we’ve set for Alessandra. In the very near future, we’re…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
February 8, 2021 at 6:01 PM

This week in Albany (2/5/21)

I wanted to share a few updates from my work in the State Senate over the past few weeks. I think you'll like the report. Friends - I wanted to share a few updates from my work in the State Senate over the past few weeks. And before you go, if you can please make a $3 contribution to ou…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 6:06 PM

Andrew Cuomo’s nursing home decisions cost lives

Andrew Cuomo says what does it matter whether COVID patients died in a hospital, or a nursing home? But it does matter. Friends - Andrew Cuomo mandated nursing homes re-admit COVID-positive patients from hospitals. Then he gave those same nursing home executives legal liability protect…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 5:56 PM

Sign my petition calling on the legislature to pass and Governor Cuomo to support the Invest in Our New York Act to generate $50 billion in revenue to help our communities survive the pandemic and thrive in its aftermath.

Billionaires in New York State have seen their wealth ballon by hundreds of billions of dollars since the pandemic began. Friends - Millions of New Yorkers have lost their jobs, are struggling with food insecurity, or are worried about whether they'll be evicted when some of the tenant p…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
January 31, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Humbly asking if you can make a $3 contribution before tonight's fundraising deadline, it'd mean a lot to Alessandra.

Please give us a chance to explain why tonight's deadline is so important Friends - Tonight at midnight, we're closing the books on another end-of-month fundraising deadline we've set for ourselves. It's the first one of the new year, so it’s an important one for us. And what we are tryi…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
January 26, 2021 at 4:01 PM

Hunts Point Market strike & victory

First you fight... then you win FIRST YOU FIGHT! THEN YOU WIN! The workers at Hunts Point Market have kept New Yorkers fed during COVID and they deserve fair wages to provide for their families. As you may know, Hunts Point Market is in my district and I supported these workers durin…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
January 19, 2021 at 5:40 PM

Last week in Albany - Voting Access

We are going to make it easier to vote in New York State. Friends - For a so-called progressive state, New York has long had some of the most regressive voting laws in the country. For years, Governor Cuomo and the IDC rejected calls for reform and attempts to expand voting access and…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 12:01 AM

real quick

Friends - In just a few hours, we're going to close the books on our first official fundraising deadline of the next campaign. So I am reaching out a few supporters who have yet to contribute online to ask if you might add your first donation of my next campaign before midnight. Even $3 wo…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
January 11, 2021 at 3:20 PM

Thought you deserved an explanation

Friends - We have emailed a few times about tonight's first official New York State fundraising deadline, so we thought it important to ask for a moment of your time to explain what these messages mean to our campaign. Here's something you may not know: one of Alessandra’s top priorities…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
January 10, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Respectfully asking if you could make a $3 donation before our first official fundraising deadline ends tomorrow at midnight.

Focusing on the work you expect me to be doing. Friends - Tomorrow at midnight we close the books on the first official New York State fundraising deadline of the next election. We do have some modest fundraising goals we’d like to reach before this deadline ends. And the truth is, the m…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
January 5, 2021 at 6:01 PM

My Healthy Terminals Act is now LAW

I am happy to tell you that on New Years Eve, The Healthy Terminals Act was signed into LAW. Friends - A few weeks ago, our campaign sent an email talking about the importance of my "Healthy Terminals Act," a bill I wrote to raise wages and provide health care to more than 25,000 struggli…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 7:01 PM

$200,000,000

The outcome of this race means a lot for New York and our recovery $200,000,000 Is a big number. It’s how much outside money has been spent to defeat Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia. $3 Is not as big. It’s what Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are asking people to give in order t…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 9:01 PM

$0

New Yorkers are struggling and this bill does not go far enough. $0. That's how much money for state and local governments was in the COVID relief package passed by Congress yesterday. Now, there are some good things in the bill: $600 in direct payments for every working class American.…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
December 13, 2020 at 5:59 PM

Evictions are happening

It's time the legislature, and the Governor, put a stop to it. Biaggi Plan to Stop New York's Eviction Crisis 1. Stop all residential and commercial evictions and foreclosures for the duration of the pandemic and one year after. 2. Clear back-rents for tenants and provide small landlor…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 5:10 PM

Scott

New York City is the greatest city in the world, but one in dire need of leadership. Friends - In just a moment, I am going to ask you to make a donation to Scott Stringer’s campaign to become the next Mayor of New York City. But first, I want to explain why I endorsed Scott, and why thi…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
November 26, 2020 at 3:27 PM

Thankful

Thankful View this email in your browser Dear Friend, First and foremost, I want to wish you and yours a happy Thanksgiving. I am hopeful you will get the chance to spend it with at least one person who means a lot to you. And…
  AlessandraBiaggi.com · [email protected]
November 25, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Why we ask

Why we ask  We’re going to file an official report -- and we’ll do it no matter if the numbers are good… or if they’re not.  View this email in your browser Dear Friend, We’ve sent a number of fundraising emails this week — m…
  Team Biaggi · [email protected]
November 23, 2020 at 5:44 PM

$5

$5  It may not seem like the kind of contribution that can win an election or move a recalcitrant governor to act on issues important to working people  View this email in your browser $5. It may not seem like the kind of con…
  Alessandra Biaggi · [email protected]
November 22, 2020 at 3:59 PM

Give me a chance to explain

Give me a chance to explain Here is the truth: View this email in your browser Friend — In just a moment, I am going to ask you to make a contribution to my campaign ahead of an important fundraising deadline coming up in jus…