Home | About Kathy | Legislative Work | Campaign | Email Kathy

"Kathy Luz Herrera is a model legislator.  She combines the skills of a grassroots activist who listens and represents the interests of her constituents, making sure the diverse voices of this community are heard, while pushing the agencies of government to respond to their needs.

Kathy is smart, thoughtful and hard-working.  She has a progressive vision of the role of government and works with great effectiveness in the world of practical politics."

Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton,

New York State Assembly, 125th District

Representing Tompkins County

Endorsements:

*Nancy Bereano

*Dave Breeden

Kate Bronfenbrenner

*Michael Busch

 Nickie Carrier-Titti

 Lisa Carrier-Titti

 Elizabeth Dissin

*Rebecca Elgie

Bernie Fetterly

*Jeff Hanavan

*John Hunt

*Diane Hunt

Barbra Lifton

*Susan Luther  Koon

 Mike Koplinka-Loehr

 Mary Loehr

*Kate Lunde

*Liza McKinney

 Pete Meyers

*Barbara Mink

*Elisabeth Nonas 

 Kathleen Passetty

 David Richardson

 Joel Savishinsky

 John Schroeder

 Stu Stein

 Irene Zahava

 Kathy Zoner

* 5th District Resident

Organizational Endorsements:

-DemocraticCommittee of Tompkins County

-Tompkins-Cortland Building & Construction Trades Council

-5th Ward Democratic Committee

-1199 SEIU

-Empire State Pride Agenda

-IBEW Local 241

-Laborer's Local 589

-Tompkins County LGBT Democratic Club

-UAW Region 9 CAP Council

-Victory Fund

-Working Families Party

"The Tompkins County Health Care Task Force (TCHCTF) endorses Kathy for her work providing strong support for the underserved and her work for social justice"

Rebecca Elgie and Bernie Fetterly

on behalf of the TCHCT

Thank you!

With a 48% voter turnout from 5th Ward's 1st District, and over 29% voter turnout from the Town of Ithaca's 9th District, I was re-elected to the Tompkins County Legislature on November 8, 2005.

I pledge to stay attuned to your concerns and to continue working to keep our community affordable and its quality of life exceptional.

Kathy Luz Herrera

Building Community in
Tompkins County
 

As someone who works full-time in addition to my Legislative duties, I'm familiar with the issues working people face, and have promoted innovative, collaborative solutions to our fiscal pressures.

My record is consistent with Democratic values and the needs of our community; valuing diversity, social justice, livable wages, and sustainability. As your representative, I approach policymaking as more than the sum of individual issues and parts. I want to keep the high quality of life in Tompkins County within reach of all of us.

 
My record:
 
  • I've made tough decisions to balance the tax rate and quality of services, i.e., Airport, TCAT
  • As Chair of the Planning Committee, and member of the Industrial Development Agency, I helped bring quality jobs—jobs with good wages and decent benefits—to Tompkins County
  • I promote sustainable tourism to maintain the quality of life while bringing in needed revenues to our community
  • As a member of the Water Resources Council, I helped preserve the natural beauty of our town and county
  • I participate in coalition building to foster cooperation between municipalities
  • I value diversity, social justice, livable wages, and sustainability

Questions? Call Kathy at (607) 273-8169

"Kathy has proven herself again and again to be a committed representative for all Ithacans. We need her voice on the Legislature now more than ever, because she is thoughtful, principled, hardworking, and dedicated to doing what is right for working people in our community"

Dr. Kate Bronfenbrenner, Director of Labor Education Research, Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations

 

" Kathy knows firsthand the real pressures that working people face, and she has the skills to be effective in creating social justice and a sustainable community."

Herb Engman

Ithaca Town Board

"Kathy's down-to-earth communication, clear thinking, practicality and sensitivity to diversity and quality of life issues make her a uniquely valuable representative. As a woman with a non-traditional job in the trades, she brings her insight to workforce issues, town and gown relations, and the importance of community-based leadership and solutions.

Let's keep her intelligence, compassion and problem-solving abilities in county government."

Laura Ward Branca

 

 

 

 

contact the webmaster

 Let's keep Tompkins County a great place to live and work!

Name:

Street Address:

City, State:

Zip:

Email:

These are the most important issues facing Tompkins County residents:

Yes, I'd like to become active in other ways. I can--

Attend Neighborhood Salons or Ward Committee Meetings
Plan Community Events
Work on Community Issues   

Register Voters

Make Phone Calls or Write Letters to the Editor on Issues
I have an idea for an event--written below:

I want your help with the issue written below:
I have specific skills to offer:

 

Please mail letters to:
Friends of Kathy Luz Herrera
P.O. Box 4091
Ithaca, NY 14850-4091

Or Call

607-273-8169

Or E-mail

klh7@cornell.edu