On the state level we are getting our fiscal house in order and lowering taxes for the middle-class and small businesses:

Ellen voted for the lowest rates for the middle-class in New York State since 1954.
Credit-rating agency Standard and Poor’s upgraded New York’s bond rating to an A+.
Ellen has fought to abolish the MTA payroll tax and succeeded in getting in repealed for 80% of our small businesses ses and for both public and private elementary and secondary schools.
Ellen remains committed to fighting for additional progressive …

Ellen Jaffee knows that a thriving business community and sustainable communities can go hand-in-hand. She has brought funding into downtown areas to make the villages and hamlets in the district more business-friendly. As a member of the Assembly’s Economic Development Committee, Ellen has supported statewide incentives that will keep and attract businesses in our communities. She has opposed cutting programs that have given businesses the incentives they need to compete.

As a former special education teacher, Ellen Jaffee has fought for the highest quality education for Rockland’s public school students. She believes that all children must have a strong foundation, beginning with Pre-K that builds through K-12, and culminates in college or vocational training. Ellen points out that economists across-the-board agree that financial strength and recovery require a quality educational system that prepares its students to succeed in a global economy. She supports early intervention because it can give children a head start. …

Ellen’s record on environmental issues speaks for itself including scoring 100 on this year’s Environmental Scorecard

Climate Change and Sustainable Energy

As a legislator Ellen feels it is incumbent upon her to take every possible step to slow down this coming crisis by supporting laws and policies that require energy from sustainable, non carbon-emitting sources. She agrees with the state’s goal of having 80 percent of our energy from renewable sources by 2050, but hopes these goals can be accomplished sooner, as there …

Since taking office in 2007, Ellen Jaffee has introduced and cosponsored laws that make our communities safer. Following is a partial list of these laws and what they do:

Assemblymember has a record supporting infrastructure. During her time in office Ellen Jaffee has moved stalled state road projects forward with New York State Department of Transportation (DOT). Route 9W was repaved at her request; and she successfully lobbied for faster delivery dates for improvements to Routes 303 and 45. She has called for a drainage study to address the flooding of hundreds of homes along 9W and is among those who have asked for a traffic study along the Nyack to Palisades …