The election is done. The “Year of the Angry Voter” is over.

Here in New York, we will have a new Governor, Andrew Cuomo; a new Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman; and our re-elected Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli.

Thanks to our efforts – yours and mine – each of our newly elected statewide officials has committed, in writing, to support the specific, meaningful reforms we’ve advocated.

In total, 141 Heroes of Reform were elected last week, all of whom made the same commitment. They comprise a majority in the State Senate and in the Assembly.

That’s good news, but it still leaves us short.

Our support in the Senate is solid – no matter who holds the gavel, both leaders joined in signing on to our plan, and we expect to hold them to it. The same is not true in the Assembly where, despite support from a majority of members, Speaker Sheldon Silver has not signed on. We will continue with our efforts to persuade him to join us.

Those who were designated “Heroes of Reform” by New York Uprising now have a special responsibility to their voters and our state. It’s up to them to be true to their word and start holding their leader’s feet to the fire.

So if you think we’ve won, or that our work is over – yours and mine – think again. Campaign season was the easy part. Now the work begins to get our reforms passed.

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