NY UPRISING GIVES PADAVAN SEAL OF APPROVAL

New York State Senator Frank Padavan (Queens) announced today that he has received a seal of approval from New York Uprising for his commitment and record on reforming New York state government.

“I applaud Senator Frank Padavan as a “Hero of Reform” for signing the three New York Uprising pledges,” former Mayor New York City Mayor and NY Uprising Founder Ed Koch said. “This year voters are counting on candidates to commit to specific reforms in advance, as Senator Padavan has done.” 

“I am proud to be one of the first legislators in the state to sign on to the NY Uprising pledge to change New York government and I stand in strong support of the mission undertaken by the leaders guiding New York Uprising’s desire for reform of state government,” Padavan said.  “I am even more proud to be recognized with a seal of approval by NY Uprising. I look forward to working with former Mayor Koch and all the members of NY Uprising on making the reforms we are championing a reality.”

 
Padavan was one of the first legislators in the State to sign the pledges presented to all state legislators in May. The three-part NY Uprising pledge covers the areas of non-partisan redistricting, ethics reform and budgetary reform. 

Earlier this year, Senator Padavan presented his “Blueprint for a Stronger New York” plan which included ethics reform and budget reform proposals. Padavan’s “Blueprint” plan also includes his legislation that will establish reasonable financial and business disclosure requirements for campaign consultants who also engage in lobbying state governmental entities including the State Legislature.  The legislation is modeled after current practices in the City of New York and the State of Texas.  This legislation would fundamentally help break both practices of “pay to play” and “influence peddling” that tend to arise when the realms of politics, lobbying and the legislative process intersect.  

Other provisions in Padavan’s “Blueprint” include: empowering voters through Initiative and Referendum, the creation of an Independent Budget Office and instituting fiscally responsible measures with the establishment of a constitutional spending cap

In 2004, Padavan served as a co-chair of the New York Senate Majority Task Force on Government Reform. The task force’s work led to a report that outlined a number of key areas of reform including reforming the lobbying law, Medicaid reform, public authority’s reform and increasing citizen access to their state government and served as the framework for many of the reform initiatives adopted and advanced in the State Legislature

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