He will be one of the new and young faces in the NY Assembly for the 2009 session. He is energetic, compassionate and more importantly, he brings a new perspective to an old institution with old habits.

Nelson Castro has been dedicated to his community performing every task from the most important to the most menial with pride and fortitude. I ask you to support him because alongside many of us he has worked in the Heights, the Bronx and around the city in many good fights from Rent Protections to helping Seniors to healthcare and youth programs he has been there fighting alongside us. As a student he took the time to gain insight into important political issues affecting his community and our nation when many were consumed by the lure of college life.

In his professional life he took jobs where he focused on helping young people and seniors, particularly in the area of healthcare. In that field he excelled focusing on insuring that every child he ran into was enrolled in the state Child Health Plus Program and that every senior was clear on their choices under the state run healthcare initiative or Family Health Plus. He has helped to form tenant associations when landlords went to far and joined the fight for community development when we needed to increase economic development dollars for our community. He knows what it is to fight for advancement as he did that for himself fighting to finish his studies and break the chains that tied him to poverty. He is a real success story that merits our support. Thats why the Bronx County Democratic Committee endorsed his candicacy over several worthy democrats with long records of achievement. On September 09, 2008 join me and many others in supporting Nelson and lets elect him to the NY Assembly.