NEWS RELEASE
John L. Byrne, a small business owner who is the Republican and Independence Party candidate for the State Assembly’s 116th
“River District” was endorsed today by NFIB, the state’s leading group,
representing small businesses and hundreds of North Country employers.
“My
first priority as our area’s next Assemblyman is to improve our
economy, and to create a better future so that hardworking men and women
of the North Country can find opportunity and better jobs, and our
children will no longer have to move out of state to pursue their
dreams,” said Byrne.
“Having
the support of small business is essential as I fight to cut taxes and
red tape, so that New York can shed its well-earned reputation as one of
the worst places to start and turn a business, and everyone in the
North Country has the chance to succeed.”
“This
election is critical to the economic present and future of New York,”
said Mike Durant, NFIB/NY State Director, who said candidates receiving
the group’s endorsement have “shown a commitment to advocating strongly
on behalf of small business.”
“The economic reality
our members are facing in New York is vastly different than the
idealistic picture being presented. These candidates offer both
rhetorical and substantive support of Main Street. NFIB is unwavering in
our effort to change the dynamic in Albany and will be aggressive in
our push to elect these candidates,” Durant said.Small businesses make up 99 percent of employers in New York State, and are responsible for more than half of the jobs.
But the state consistently ranks as one of the worst for small businesses, largely because of the state’s outsized tax burden and excessive red tape. For example, this year, New York was ranked 45th on the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council’s Small Business Tax Index.
More information about NFIB is available at www.nfib.com.
The 116th
Assembly District includes the cities of Watertown and Ogdensburg, and
the Jefferson County towns of Alexandria, Antwerp, Brownville, Cape
Vincent, Clayton, Hounsfield, Lyme, Orleans, Pamelia, Philadelphia,
Theresa; and, in St. Lawrence County, the Towns of Canton, DePeyster,
Hammond, Lisbon, Louisville, Macomb, Massena, Morristown, Oswegatchie,
Potsdam, Rossie and Waddington.