Update: Kamala Harris was unanimously endorsed by the BFRDC on July 31, 2024!
When the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club endorsed the re-election of President Joe Biden last fall and collected petition signatures to help put him on the ballot, we did so knowing that he has been an incredibly effective and accomplished President. In fact, we believe Joe Biden will go down in history as one of America’s greatest Presidents. President Biden brought us out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the worst health crisis in the United States in over a century. He brought our economy back from the brink of depression. Unemployment was at historically high levels when he took office, and now we are in the midst of the longest sustained period of low unemployment in 60 years. The stock market has doubled since he took office and inflation has come down considerably.President Biden’s long list of accomplishments include the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act, which were two of the largest investments in climate, infrastructure and manufacturing ever. And he did all of this in one term.President Biden’s decision to not run for re-election was a selfless act of patriotism that is already being compared to George Washington’s decision not to seek an additional term. His decency and love of our country and party combined with his unparalleled accomplishments make him a true American hero. Thank you, President Biden!We are excited that Vice President Kamala Harris is running to become the 47th President of the United States. She has already brought new excitement to this presidential election.Vice President Harris has proven herself again and again as a fighter. She served in the office of the District Attorney of Alameda County and the San Francisco District Attorney’s office before being elected as District Attorney of San Francisco. She was elected as Attorney General of California in 2010 and U.S. Senator in 2016. She was elected as Vice President in 2020. Rarely has someone run for President with such impressive credentials.She is the strongest voice in our country for women’s reproductive rights. She is a fighter for justice for all, for working and middle-class families. And she is the candidate who will fight to keep our democracy. She has the commitment to public service and the values we want in our President. And the contrast between Kamala Harris, a prosecutor, and Donald Trump, a convicted felon, couldn’t be starker.We all strongly support Kamala Harris for President. We look forward to her receiving the endorsement of the Benjamin Franklin Reform Democratic Club on July 31 and being nominated at the Democratic National Convention in August as the Democratic Candidate for President.
Eric Dinowitz, Council Member
Jeffrey Dinowitz, Assemblyman
Virginia Krompinger, Club President
Ben Jackson, District Leader
Michael Heller, State Committee Member
Johanna Edmondson, State Committee Member
Helen Morik, State Committee
Bill Weitz, Vice Chair, Bronx Dems
Ira Bigeleisen, Club Vice President
Louise Dunbar, Recording Secretary
Robin Weinstein, Treasurer
Ivan Needs, Corresponding Secretary
Randi Martos, Ben Franklin Executive Committee
Emily Hausman, Club Vice President
Executive Committee At-Large
James Reilly Eleanor Oliff Jerald Kreppel Daniel Flores Fredda Tourin Ellen Feld
Sergio Villaverde Jake Herring Julia Engel Michael Friedman Delores Dixon Cara Kagan Mitzie Finley
