Issue Position: Clean Up Albany's Culture of Corruption

Issue Position

Shelley has never been afraid to stand up to corruption, even if it meant taking on members of her own party. As Counsel to the State Senate Democrats, Shelley was the architect of an unprecedented legal effort to expel disgraced Senator Hiram Monserrate from office after he was convicted of domestic violence. As a State Assemblymember, Shelley led the Reform Caucus and was one of the first members to call on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign when he was indicted on corruption charges. More recently, she helped pass a law to strip the pensions of public officials who violate the public trust and fighting for legislation that cracks down on politicians who use their offices for private gain.

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