New York Daily News

Women’s group jolts Jumaane

- Erin Durkin

THE NATIONAL Organizati­on for Women’s New York chapter slammed lieutenant governor candidate Jumaane Williams on his gay rights and abortion stances.

The Democratic Brooklyn city councilman, who is challengin­g Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, has said he personally opposes same-sex marriage and abortion, but supports the legal right to both.

In an email, NOW New York President Sonia Ossorio said: “With the election of Donald Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress threatenin­g to roll back a woman’s right to choose, and LGBTQ rights, it is vital that our elected officials not only support our issues, but prove they will fight for them — in Jumaane Williams we have neither.”

NOW has endorsed Hochul and Gov. Cuomo for reelection.

Williams said he was “happy to see . . . Cuomo allies sweat and spread false attacks against me.”

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