CAMPAIGN 2006 Alam wins DC 37 union endorsement

Community leader Morshed Alam is determined to become the next Assemblyman for District 25, which is currently a position held by Brian McLaughlin.
His campaign got a big boost on Wednesday, June 14 when he received the endorsement of District Council 37, the city’s largest public employee union with 121,000 members and 50,000 retirees.
Alam, a Democrat, first moved from Bangladesh to the United States in 1984. He is an environmental chemist who holds the position of Quality Assurance Specialist at the Department of Environmental Protection.
Alam joined the New York City Community School Board in 1996 as a member, making him the first Bangladeshi to do so. That same year, Alam founded the New Americans Democratic Club. He also eventually went on to create the American Bangladesh Friendship Association of which he still serves as president.
Alam was selected as the chair of the Queens County Democratic Party New American Committee in 2001. He also accompanied former President Bill Clinton during a trip to Bangladesh.
In 1998, Alam ran against Republican Senator Frank Padavan in an attempt to win a Senate seat.
“I got 42 percent of the vote,” Alam said of the race. “Nobody ever got that.”
Although Alam did not receive the Queens County Democratic Organization endorsement, he is still working hard on his own campaign in preparation for the upcoming primaries.
“I’m looking forward to seeing what happens September 12,” said Alam, who has two children. “I’m working hard for my own election.”
Recently, Alam was endorsed by District Council 37, which he said has more than 4,400 members in the district. Alam is a member of the DC 37’s Local 375 union.
“I’m so excited. It means a lot to me,” Alam said of the endorsement. “That makes a big difference in the primary election.”
If elected to office, Alam said that the issues he wants to address are public education, affordable housing, health care and issues facing women. He said that he understands the working family and hardships that people face.
“I want to represent the people,” Alam said. “I think I’m the one who is in the community. It makes me serious to run for State Assembly.”