Carlucci Meets With Democratic Organizations

Clarkstown Town Clerk David Carlucci is taking his campaign for state Senate on the road.

Carlucci has already been meeting with supporters throughout Rockland and Orange counites in his effort to become the Democratic candidate for the seat being given up by incumbent Sen. Thomas Morahan, R-New City. To get the word out about his campaign, Carlucci took part in a panel discussion Saturday at the New York State Young Democrats State Convention in New York City. 

Carlucci said the discussion gave him a chance to talk about his ideas on bringing jobs to New York State, and gave Young Democrats a chance to ask him questions.

"We talked about my vision of affordable renewable energy for New York State," Carlucci said. "Right now, we pay some of the highest utility rates in the nation and we must develop a strategy for geothermal and wind energy technology's in New York."

He said  other topics were repealing the MTA payroll tax, and reforming the property tax formula for New York State.

Also, Carlucci has met with a Democratic action group called Take 19. 

Take19 is a voluntary association of activists from in and around New York's 19th Congressional District, which is currently represented by U.S. Rep. John Hall and includes Stony Point and Haverstraw. Take 19 is supporting Hall's re-election.

The Take 19 meeting took place in the home of a group member in Cold Spring. Carlucci said the discussion was to share his ideas for how to move the state Senate "out of the dark ages" and his plan for reforming the way the Senate operates. 

"They were very excited about my platform and they plan to help out with the campaign," Carlucci said.

Carlucci, 29, who is serving his third term as Clarkstown town clerk, is running on a platform that calls for revamping the state Senate, including a bi-partisan redistricting of the Senate.