Thread by @bradhoylman

THREAD: In 2018, NYers showed up and voted for Democrats to take control of the @NYSenate for the first time in a decade.

@AndreaSCousins became the first woman to lead a legislative chamber and the first black woman to lead the Senate.

Here's what we were able to accomplish:

@NYSenate @AndreaSCousins After many years of advocacy, we passed the #ChildVictimsAct, granting survivors of child sexual abuse the opportunity to seek justice against their abusers and the institutions that harbored them. nytimes.com/2019/01/28/nyr…

We passed sweeping new reforms to expand and protect the right to vote: motherjones.com/politics/2019/…

We made New York a leader in the fight against climate change, not a moment too soon: vox.com/energy-and-env…

We banned the abusive and fraudulent practice of LGBTQ conversion therapy, a We've always known that our children are born perfect. Now the law recognizes it, too. nytimes.com/2019/01/21/nyr…

We finally strengthened our laws against sexual harassment, spurred on by the courageous advocacy of @harassment_free: nytimes.com/2019/06/20/nyr…

We passed the #DREAMAct, granting state assistance to undocumented students: cnn.com/2019/01/23/pol…

We passed the #ReproductiveHealthAct and protected a woman's right to choose: amny.com/news/politics/…

We passed the strongest affordable housing and tenant protections in history: nytimes.com/2019/06/14/nyr…

We banned offshore drilling and protected our coast: usnews.com/news/best-stat…

More to come...taking a break to visit my daughter’s school, and hopefully not embarrass her! 🙈

We voted to grant driver’s licenses to undocumented New Yorkers, ensuring that our roads are safe and that giving families across our state have the mobility they deserve.

nytimes.com/2019/06/17/nyr…

We voted to ban the gay and trans panic defense, ensuring no person's sexual orientation or identity can be used against them in a court of law.

nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-ou…

We raised the smoking age to 21 statewide: nydailynews.com/news/politics/…

We passed congestion pricing, making New York City the first city in the country to do so: npr.org/2019/04/02/709…

We finally passed #GENDA after a 16-year battle, prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity or expression and adding transgender New Yorkers to those protected by the state’s Hate Crimes Law. out.com/news-opinion/2…

We ended non-medical exemptions to vaccination in the wake of our historic measles crisis, protecting New York's most vulnerable kids from preventable illness and rejecting the fear fomented by anti-vaxxers: nytimes.com/2019/06/13/nyr…

We made long-overdue changes to our criminal justice system, including an end to cash bail on most charges: law.com/newyorklawjour…

We passed new, landmark gun control legislation: nytimes.com/2019/01/29/nyr…

We banned single-use plastic bags, one of the major contributors to plastic pollution.

By 2050 experts predict there will be more plastic in the oceans by weight than fish.
nytimes.com/2019/03/28/nyr…

We strengthened the labor rights of farmworkers, including the right to unionize, take a day off, and get overtime: nydailynews.com/news/politics/…

We passed new measures to combat New York's opioid epidemic: nysenate.gov/newsroom/press…

We *nearly* passed the pied-a-terre tax on billionaires' crash pads in the sky, and won an expanded mansion tax.

You can bet I'll still be working on this one: 6sqft.com/new-mansion-ta…

We passed legislation requiring equal pay for equal work in New York: news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-re…

We decriminalized marijuana and I will keep working towards legalization: time.com/5612059/new-yo…

We closed New York's double jeopardy loophole, ensuring that no one can evade justice due to a strategically-timed presidential pardon: law.com/newyorklawjour…

We passed my #TRUSTAct, carried with @DavidBuchwald, enabling Congress to request President Trump's state tax returns: nytimes.com/2019/05/22/nyr…

@DavidBuchwald We expanded New York City's speed camera program to every public school in the city: nytimes.com/2019/03/19/nyr…

Oh, and the @NYSenate *also* voted to ban robocalls. nysenate.gov/legislation/bi…

This is a long thread, and it only scratches the surface.

My colleagues and I have proven what can be accomplished by working together, and with the people of New York.

And we've shown the country what Democrats can do when they stand united—setting an example for the nation.

Big money used to rule Albany. Now, people power has taken its place.

We have so much more to do. Keep pushing me and your other elected officials to live up to our promises. Because all of this wouldn't be possible without you, and your activism.

Thank you.