http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/opinion/endorsements-in-new-york-primary-races.html 2016-09-06 00:01:43 Endorsements in New York Primary Races The Legislature is broken and needs members who will put public interests ahead of their own. === The New York Legislature is still broken, even though its two leading bad actors — Sheldon Silver, the former Assembly speaker, and Dean Skelos, the former Senate majority leader — have been convicted of corruption and sentenced to prison. Besides prosecuting the criminals, changing Albany’s culture requires sending in people who will put public interests ahead of their own. Here are recommendations for some races in the Democratic primary on Sept. 13. STATE SENATE DISTRICT 31 STATE SENATE DISTRICT 33 STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 65 At the top of that list is STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 44