Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE) is the political action arm of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) on the federal and state level. PACE endorses and financially contributes to candidates who support NASW’s policy agenda.
NASW-NYS PACE endorses and contributes to state and local candidates for elected office. NASW-NYS PACE is responsible for working collaboratively with the state chapter to guide the process of endorsements, raise and distribute funds for political action, and mobilizing social workers to vote by informing members of which candidates have been endorsed. Contributions to NASW-NYS PACE are used to support state and local candidates who support NASW-NYS’s policy agenda.
Chair: Jessica J. Mitchell, LMSW, MA
Treasurer: Alexandra Nicola Saint Laurent, MSW
Te'Kima Anthony-Bey, BSW
Barry Davis, LCSW
Anna Guzda, LMSW
Aiden Jay Kaplan, LMSW
Christina Lesyk, LMSW
Parvin Purawal
Tajean Turnier, BSW
Submit inquiries to NASW-NYS Executive Director Samantha Fletcher at sfletcher.naswnys@socialworkers.org
Barrington R. Atkins, LMSW
Dutchess County Legislator, District 10
Mary T. Kuhn, MSW
Onondaga County Legislator, District 7
Yversha Roman, BSW
Monroe County Legislator, District 26
Fran Fox-Pizzonia, LMSW
Candidate for Orange County Legislator, District 9
