{"id":2206,"date":"2022-11-03T13:40:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2022-11-04T13:57:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:57:53","slug":"peoples-stokes-we-are-public-servants-not-servants-of-ourselves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communicator.pef.org\/issue\/volume-40-no-8\/peoples-stokes-we-are-public-servants-not-servants-of-ourselves\/","title":{"rendered":"Peoples-Stokes: We are public servants, not servants of ourselves\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New York State Assembly Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes praised PEF members for the work they do and the hope they bring to the future.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI believe in public service,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is how we move forward. We have a responsibility to deliver a service. We are public servants, not servants of ourselves.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Peoples-Stokes has represented Buffalo\u2019s 141<\/span>st<\/span> Assembly District since 2003 and comes from a union household, the daughter of a schoolteacher and a sanitation worker.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She is known as a strong advocate who puts people and principle before politics; fights for diversity; and has dedicated herself to ensuring minority and women-owned businesses have a fair chance to obtain state contracts.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cReclaim the future,\u201d she said, in reference to PEF\u2019s Convention theme. \u201cIt will be an inclusive future where everybody gets the best services. Thank you in advance for reclaiming our future.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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