• Social Justice and Equal Rights including Global LGBTQ Equity issues, ongoing funding for CANDLE and Center for Safety and Change to enhance their LGBTQ programing; NY State DREAM Act, Advocacy to support DACA, TPS and sensible immigration reform, and other forms of Environmental Justice issues.

• Responding to local needs including securing a Cease and Desist Zone for Village of Chestnut Ridge, proposing an Equalization Rate Tax Legislation for Orangetown, Homestead Non-Homestead Tax Legislation, and School Tax Collection Bill. I have met with the Mayors and Town Supervisors, numerous local groups and individuals to better understand and respond to the needs of my district. My full-time Rockland Office has helped hundreds of people and solved problems in every community in our Assembly district.

Capital/Infrastructure Funding: Provide funding to numerous municipalities to improve facilities and enhance services to residents including town of Orangetown, Village of South Nyack, Village of Nyack, Village of Piermont, Village of Airmont, Pearl River Library, Village of Spring Valley, Village of Suffern, Village Montebello, and Village of New Square

Member Item/Legislative Initiatives for program: Provide funding to numerous organization to initiate and or expand programs for local children and families including CANDLE, West Street Childcare, One to One Learning, Nyack School District, Martin Luther King Center, Rockland YMCA, MADE Transitional Services, Childcare Resources of Rockland, Suffern DARE and Clifford Theatre

• Safe and Violence Free Workplace, Homes and Schools including co-sponsoring numerous anti-domestic violence legislation; I co-Sponsored legislation to centralize Domestic Violence Courts in Rockland County, to require every school to have a social worker; held hearing to evaluate access to Mental Health programs and Services including responding to the opioid crisis, and to shortage of Mental Health programs and services for children and youth. I have sponsored Microstamping gun legislation and have co-sponsored numerous other gun safety legislations.

• Small Business Development, Workforce Development, Career Preparation and BOCES programs including ongoing attendance at the Hudson Valley Regional Economic Development Council meetings; ongoing dialogue with local business groups and leaders; and pending Film-Tax Credit legislation to increase tourism and employment opportunity in the hospitality and restaurant industry. I am currently working with Rockland Community College to pilot Program to increase enrollment in the Education field for working individuals. In addition, I have numerous pending BOCES legislation, and advocating for a variety of Workforce …

• Ensuring that every child has access to a quality and affordable Early Childhood Education including increase funding for childcare, advocating for Universal Pre-K for all 4-year-old and supporting enhanced salary, funding, and training for childcare providers.

Ellen has been a leader for “Equal pay for equal work”, combatting sexual harassment and domestic violence, and advocate for full access to reproductive healthcare