Assembly Member, 68th Assembly District: John Ruiz
John Ruiz has come before the editorial board of the Amsterdam News on several occasions. Each and every time, he has presented us with compelling reasons why we should endorse him over other candidates in the elections that he has run in. This time is no different, except that the 68th Assembly District now has a vacant seat left by Adam Clayton Powell the IV, who is trying to unseat the one and only Charles B. Rangel.
With Powell vacating his seat, Ruiz has an opportunity to really shine in this race. The field is large, but Ruiz has the temperament and the commitment to the community, which is needed in a race such as this.
Ruiz served as a New York City fireman for 19 years. In the early 1980s, he was one of only 150 Latino firefighters in a city with more than 13,000 firemen. In his spare time, he created a fire safety program.
Born in El Barrio, Ruiz knows the community inside and out. With decades as a public servant in the fire department and as a district leader, it is now time to send him to the assembly. He has fought and protected us, and now it is time to support him. That is why we are endorsing John Ruiz for the 68th Assembly District.
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