Matt Titone, my State Assemblyperson (Democrat Staten Island AD 61), has launched the "Boycott Amnesia" campaign to call attention to U.S. Senators opposing the James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act and their donors.

The campaign calls for boycotting amnesia, the forgetting about the first responders, exhibited by those opposing the 9/11 health care bill, but not an actual boycott of any corporation or product.

Instead, Titone is encouraging people to voice their outrage at the Senators not standing with the first responders and the donors that enable them.

Two documents are attached. One lists contribution details and the other corporate and PAC contact info.

For more information visit:
http://boycottamnesia.com/
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_161955847181453
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boycott-Amnesia-Never-Forget-911-First-Res...

The City Board of Elections denied Independence Party candidate to replace the late John Lavelle representing Staten Island's North Shore in the March 27 Special Election Kelvin Alexander's bid to place his made up Family First line (Not to be confused with Working Families which supports Democratic opponent Matt Titone ) as an additional line on the ballot. The board ruled that 611 of the petition's 1616 signatures were invalid, leaving him short of the 1100 he needed for that additional line.

Alexander, a Staten Island Democratic County Committee member, is running on the Independence line and potentially turning a potential easy Democratic win into an opportunity for Republican Rose Margarella, because the party chose Titone over him. He is undecided if he'll fight the ruling with the state Supreme Court.

Alexander has accused any challenge of his fabricated party petition as marginalizing minority voters. I find that a stretch since he's already on the ballot as a better known party's candidate.  read more »

Candidates to fill the late John Lavelle's State Assembly seat, the openly Gay Matt Titone and Kelvin Alexander, a co-founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care accuse each other's campaigns of bigotry according to Saturday's Link TextStaten Island Advance.

Democratic Candidate Titone, who lost to Andrew Lanza in a November State Senate bid, has been challenging Alexander, the Independence Party candidate (But still a member of County Democratic Committee) and Democratic Brooklyn State Senator Eric Adams's chief of staff's petition signatures. Not signatures for his Independence candidacy, but those for his made up additional line, the Family First Party (Which has nothing to do with the Working Families Party).

Alexander finished a distant fourth at the Staten Island Democratic Committee's nominating convention. Anticipating that type of County Committee result, he secured the Independence nomination and began petitioning for his made up party line before the convention.  read more »

Parks Department Director of Government Relations and former Yvette Clarke staffer Michael Schnall is hosting a 7PM to 9PM Democratic Candidate Matt Titone dessert fundraiser tonight at his 73 ST. Pauls Avenue Staten Island home.

Mike's residence is fairly close to the Ferry, so this would be a fairly convenient event for those of you afraid to set foot on Staten Island to attend.

Titone, who ran for State Senate in November, seeks to fill the late John Lavelle's assembly seat in the March 27 special election.

For more information contact mikeschnall@gmail.com
To donate online visit Link Textmatthewtitone.com or
Link Textmatthewtitone.net

Joann Mardikos is the campaign's Volunteer Coordinator joannm56@aol.com or 718-816-0842.

Councilman Michael McMahon is hosting a March 13 7:30 PM Matt Titone fundraiser for Titone at Bridget's Public House, 461 Clove Road Staten Island.
Minimum suggested Donation $50, Silver Donor $100
Gold Donor $250, Platinum Donor $500. For information contact the Island's hardest working non-paid Democratic soldier Laura Sword (718)556-3823. laurasword@gmail.com  read more »

State Senator Diane Savino and Downtown Staten Island Council Vice Chair Kevin Barry host a March 7, 2007 6-8 PM fundraiser fundraiser for Democratic Assembly candidate Matt Titone @ Vida
381 Van Duzer Street Staten Island, NY 10305.

Suggested Donations are $500, $1000 and $2500, but Matt won't turn away those who can't afford to give at those levels.

For More information contact Nick Vagelatos (212)239-7323.