Business group backs Duprey

Just a quick update on the race for New York's 115th Assembly District. This release was issued this morning by the Business Council of New York State:

The Business Council of New York State, Inc. is endorsing Janet Duprey in the 115th State Assembly District.

"Janet Duprey sees firsthand the need for growth and job creation in New York. She understands that to put New York on a path to economic recovery we need to lower taxes and lower the cost of doing business in this state." said Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc." As a member of the Assembly, Janet has been a champion of pro-growth policies and will continue to focus on those policies when she is reelected."

In the Assembly, Janet supported much of the Business Council's economic reform agenda which includes the enactment of a property tax cap, mandate relief and tax reform, public employee pension reforms and limiting government borrowing.

Janet scored 85 percent on the Business Council's 2012 Voters' Guide for his votes in the Assembly.

You can check out the Business Council's full Voters' Guide here.