"I am proud to endorse Dan Squadron's candidacy for State Senate because he is precisely the new type of leader New York needs right now," said Mr. Diamondstone. "Principled, hard-working, and dynamic, Dan is a leader who will help guide our State into a brighter future."

"Ken Diamondstone knows better than anyone that we need change in the 25th Senate district," said State Senate Candidate Daniel Squadron. "We share a commitment to reforming Albany and fighting for change. Real leadership, which we need now more than ever in Albany, means fighting to make sure progressive principles are put into real action."

Diamondstone has served at the forefront of numerous community organizations. He has also served as Vice Chair of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats, on the executive board of Lambda Independent Democrats and as a board member of Independent Neighborhood Democrats.

Daniel Squadron has spent his life in New York and his career in public service: as a top aide to U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, and co-author with Senator Schumer, of Positively American: Winning Back the Middle Class Majority One Family at a Time; as Communications Director on the campaign to pass the Transportation Bond Act and provide hundreds of millions of dollars for our subways and buses; and working for our public school system to move money from the bureaucracy to the classroom.

As State Senator, Squadron has vowed to fight every day to change a culture in Albany - on both sides of the aisle - that too often elevates self-preservation over bold solutions; he will be a strong advocate for an overhaul of our campaign finance system, rules reform that creates a functioning legislature, non-partisan redistricting, and reasonable term limits so elective office is no longer a lifetime entitlement.

In the last month, Squadron has received endorsements from Mayor Bloomberg, The New York Times, Congressman Anthony Weiner, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh, ACORN, and the Downtown Express and Villager newspapers. He has also been endorsed by Senator Chuck Schumer, the progressive Working Families Party, the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council and UNITE HERE! Local 23-25, the Downtown Independent Democrats, UAW Region 9A, and CWA District 1.