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Chatzky’s Sexism Destroying NYS Democratic CD 17 Primary

Chatzky’s Sexism Destroying NYS Democratic CD 17 Primary

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For Immediate Release, 1/8/2026
Chatzky’s Sexism Destroying NYS Democratic CD 17 Primary
WCLA – Choice Matters
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For a man who claims to be a progressive, Chatzky showed a different side of himself this week. Using some of the $5 million dollars that he gave to his campaign, Chatzky has portrayed a fellow Democratic Primary woman challenger as a “stereotypical female” unable to make her own decisions – just like many Republicans do when they say women can’t be trusted to make their own choices.

What do women have to do to be taken seriously? Let’s ask Democratic Primary Candidate Peter Chatzky who chose to introduce himself to the public with a sexist ad clearly mocking front runner Democratic Primary challenger Cait Conley –  a woman who graduated from West Point in the top 2% of her class, earned master’s degrees from both MIT and Harvard, served 16 years as an active Army officer, deployed overseas six times, was awarded three bronze stars, and then was Director of Counterterrorism on the National Security Council.

A person’s sense of humor often reveals a lot about their intelligence, character, values, and emotional state. What does it reveal about Chatzky that he needs to turn a powerful articulate woman into a floppy straggly-haired marionette, a punching bag? That sounds a lot like Trump.

Chatzky offered no specific criticisms of Cait Conley who is a fourth-generation Hudson Valley native. One can only wonder if he finds going head-to-head with female opponents emasculating.

This Democratic Primary must focus on picking the candidate best able to defeat anti-choice extremist, MAGA Republican Lawler, and all contenders must stop attacking one another. Women across the United States need a pro-choice candidate who can win back CD 17.

Astorino – NOT an Equal Opportunity Advocate!

A few simple words from Astorino about his family speak volumes on his views on women.

Astorino has called Albany a “cesspool of corruption” “where he’d never allow his two daughters to work.” (Click here to read Newsday, 3/7/2014)

What about his son? Astorino has two daughters and a son. Is he saying it’s okay for his son to work there but not his daughters? Does he think boys are stronger or smarter than girls? That girls can’t handle what life throws their way, but boys can? That girls should be sheltered but boys are tough?

No wonder Astorino opposes the Women’s Equality Agenda, and comprehensive reproductive rights including abortion – all of which help women have control over their own lives.

This statement was made on the statewide stage by a man who wants to be governor of New York State where we have been at the forefront of fighting for equal opportunity for all people.
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REMEMBER Astorino’s anti-woman record:
â–ªAstorino has opposed abortion under any condition.**
â–ªHe vetoed a law that would have given women safe access to reproductive health centers.
â–ªHe opposes comprehensive sex ed and cut funding to those programs.
â–ªHe supports abstinence-only education, and has won an award for it.
â–ªHe gutted all funding to community health centers that serve women and their families.
▪Astorino has called the reproductive health component of the Women’s Equality Agenda, which would bring abortion legislation in New York into the 21st century and take it out of the penal code, the equivalent of “infanticide.”