Western New York senator
makes first state-level
'Dirty Dozen' list

WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Sen. Bill Stachowski, who is running for re-election in the 58^th District in Western New York, is one of 12 candidates running for state office around the country to be named to the League of Conservation Voters' "Dirty Dozen" list.

The new list, which was released today, marks the first time that LCV's trademark federal Dirty Dozen program was extended to state-level candidates. Sen. Stachowski was the sole Democrat and the only New York candidate ranked among the state-level "Dirty Dozen."

The New York League of Conservation Voters is currently working to defeat Sen. Stachowski in the Sept. 14^th Democratic Primary because of his poor environmental record.

"Senator Stachowski has consistently put corporate polluters and other special interests ahead of protecting our natural resources and working to make New York a leader in the new clean-energy economy," said NYLCV President Marcia Bystryn. "Being named to the Dirty Dozen should put Bill Stachowski on notice; voters in New York won't stand for a State Senator who fails to fight for a cleaner, healthier future."

Hundreds of candidates running for governor and state Legislature throughout the U.S. were submitted for consideration for the "Dirty Dozen" program by LCV's 34 state partners. The candidates LCV selected represent some of the most anti-environment politicians running for public office this year.

"From Congress to the statehouse, there has never been a more urgent time to defeat politicians who stand with corporate polluters and block progress on sound environmental policies," said LCV President Gene Karpinski. "With the U.S. Senate's recent failure to act on comprehensive energy and climate legislation, we need strong environmental leaders at the state level to move the ball forward on new energy policies that will put America on the path to a clean energy future."

LCV's trademark Dirty Dozen program targets candidates for Congress - regardless of party affiliation - who consistently vote against clean energy and conservation and are running in races in which LCV has a serious chance to affect the outcome. Since 1996, more than 60 percent of the Dirty Dozen have been defeated. Today's announcement marks the first time LCV has named a state-level Dirty Dozen consisting of gubernatorial and state legislative candidates.

Click here to see all the candidates across the country who made the state-level Dirty Dozen list.

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