Barbara Mink, former Chair of the Tompkins County Legislature Endorses Anna Kelles
As someone who served on the Tompkins County Legislature for 12 years, five of them as Chair, I am proud to endorse Anna Kelles for Assembly in the upcoming primary June 23 and in November. For the last five years Anna has held the seat I once occupied, and has been a strong fighter for Fall Creek as well as Tompkins County:
She has authored and championed legislation advocating for human rights, immigrant rights, and local environmental protections
On the state and federal level she wrote and fought for environmental and health protections, authoring legislation that served as a model for neighboring counties
Anna chairs a living wage community task force and works with City counterparts on many important neighborhood quality of life issues
But most importantly, she has been a consistent, trusted voice in communicating news from the TC Health Department about the COVID-19 situation. Her newsletter gets sent to listserves throughout the County, and is a combination of empathy, compassion, and hard facts. I look forward to being represented by Anna as she brings her strength, resilience and intelligence to the job of Assemblywoman.
