Former New Castle Town Supv. Barbara Gerrard Endorses Schleifer

Barbara Gerrard is a leading tax and real-estate attorney and former two-term New Castle Town Supervisor

Gerrard: “Adam has the vision and energy to bring us together”

White Plains, New York – Adam P. Schleifer, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 17th Congressional District, earned the endorsement of the former New Castle Town Supervisor, Barbara Gerrard. Based on her three-decade knowledge of Schleifer’s grit and compassion for others, Gerrard announced her unequivocal support of Schleifer’s candidacy to represent Westchester in the U.S. Congress.

Barbara Gerrard’s endorsement of Schleifer can be read below:

“I have known Adam and his family for three decades. He and they have been fixtures of the New Castle Community, and it has been a joy to watch Adam grow from a bright and kind young man into a formidable public servant with the talent and integrity to deliver for our Congressional District. He has the vision and energy to bring us together, and the toughness and drive to stand up for us all. I am proud to call Adam a friend, and look forward to calling him our Congressperson."

Gerrard and her husband of over 40 years, Michael, a leading climate change expert, have both endorsed Schleifer for U.S. Congress.. Barbara Gerrard was reelected to two terms as supervisor (the equivalent of mayor) of the Town of New Castle, of which Chappaqua is a part. The town became increasingly environmentally conscious under her leadership and was the first in New York to sign the state’s Climate Smart Communities Pledge to lower greenhouse gas emissions, promote recycling and reduce energy consumption. Barbara has spent over three decades years practicing tax law and real property transactions as an attorney in Westchester. She is the author of The S Corporation Handbook, published by West Publications for over 22 consecutive years.

About Adam Schleifer:

Adam Schleifer, 38, graduated from Chappaqua’s public schools in 1999 and went on to attend Cornell University and Columbia University Law School, where he served as a Senior & Staff Development Editor on the Columbia Law Review. After graduating from law school, Schleifer served two years as a federal law clerk, first in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and then in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Schleifer then built a career at one of the nation’s leading law firms before reentering public service, first as a New York State consumer-protection regulator, and then as an Assistant United States Attorney. Schleifer has prosecuted regulatory and federal-criminal actions against predatory payday and subprime auto lenders; taken dangerous and illegal weapons out of communities; prosecuted crimes of sexual violence and predation; and protected our clean air by prosecuting a conspiracy to violate the Clean Air Act. Adam Schleifer and his wife, Nicole, are residents of New Castle.

Read more about Adam Schleifer at www.AdamSchleifer.com.

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