Aborn Wins OutPOCPAC Endorsement
NEW YORK-Mahattan DA candidate, Richard Aborn, today announced the support of OutPOC: Out People of Color. Touting his ‘progressive and effective” vision for preventing crime, Pauline Park, co-president of OutPOCPAC said:
“Richard Aborn has the vision and experience to tackle crime while at the same time safeguarding our civil liberties. Whether it’s beating back the NRA, investigating police misconduct, or ensuring equal access to justice, Richard has a proactive vision to prevent crime and secure justice.”
OutPOC also cited Aborn’s support of marriage equality, pledge to establish a Hate Crimes Bureau, outspoken opposition to profiling in LGBT book stores, and recent call for the NYPD to investigate recent bias related assaults as hate crimes.
The endorsement comes as Aborn has collected the support of the overwhelming majority of elected officials, activists, and clubs, as well as the Working Families Party and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. Aborn has picked up 16 endorsements by currently elected officials, while no other candidate has more than two. The first-time candidate and national gun control leader has also been endorsed by the most political organizations and grass roots activists.
Aborn has devoted his career to innovative ways of fighting crime the right way. He started his law enforcement career prosecuting violent felonies under Robert Morgenthau. He masterminded the Brady gun control bill - and became the NRA’s worst enemy. He was a leader in the expansion of the use of DNA evidence to both convict criminals and exonerate the innocent. As the managing partner of a law firm, he has supervised scores of attorneys. And his independent investigation of the NYPD took on police misconduct and brutality.
In recent weeks, Aborn has been also endorsed by the Working Families Party; former Police Commissioner Bill Bratton; Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy; the Million Mom March; New Yorkers Against Gun Violence; State Senators Bill Perkins, Eric Schneiderman, Jose Serrano, Daniel Squadron, and Eric Adams (also the co-founder of the city-wide group, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care); Assembly Members Jonathan Bing, Deborah Glick, Richard Gottfried, Brian Kavanagh, Daniel O’Donnell, and Linda Rosenthal; Council Members Gale Brewer, Rosie Mendez, and Melissa Mark Viverito; former DA candidates Catherine Abate and Richard Davis; long-time progressive voice Katrina vanden Heuvel; and numerous political clubs.
For more information on Aborn and his surging campaign, please visit:
www.abornforda.com.
