The Combat Veterans For Congress PAC is endorsing the 47th Combat Veteran For Congress (we previously endorsed this endorsee in the 2010 mid-term election); he is a fiscally conservative candidate who will work to rein in the out of control spending by the Obama Administration. Lt. Col Stephen A. Labate, USAR (R-NY-2) http://www.labateforcongress.
Stephen Labate was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army in June 1990 through his ROTC Unit at St John’s University. Over the course of his 18 year Army Reserve career, he rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel and deployed to Balad, Iraq. Steve served in Iraq from September 2004 to October 2005 as the 301st Force Protection Officer at what was the most heavily attacked installation in Northern Iraq, Logistic Support Area Anaconda. In that capacity, Steve initiated counter measures to protect the 23,000 Soldiers and Airmen of the installation from a myriad of threats to include indirect fire attacks and suicide bombers. Moreover in support of Operation "Noble Eagle II" Steve had the distinct honor to Command the Soldiers of the 306th MP Battalion (Detachment 5) in a yearlong mission where the Soldiers under his command were deployed in support of Operation "Noble Eagle II". Lt Col. Labate’s awards include two Meritorious Service Medals, two Army Commendation Medals, three Army Achievement Medals, a Meritorious Unit Citation for outstanding service during combat operations, HQDA Staff Badge, a Parachutist Badge, and multiple campaign medals. Lt. Col. Labate’s formal military education consists of Military Police Training (Basic & Advanced Courses), Airborne Training, and Command and General Staff College.
Steve holds a Certified Retirement counselor designation from the International Foundation of Retirement Counselor and is currently a Retirement Counselor with Prudential Retirement. He is a member of the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Reserve Officers Association, the Knights of Columbus, and the National Rifle Association. He and his family are members of Saints Cyril Church & Methodius Church in Deer Park, NY. Stephen has been married to Leticia for 11 years, they have 5 year old twins, Michael and Maria; Leticia is a graduate of Seton Hall Law School, but has given up her law career, to be a dedicated mother to their twins.
A Veteran is someone who, at one point of his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount “up to and including his life.” If you review Lt. Col. Labate’s positions on his Web site, you would be pleased with his stands; they agree with the Combat Veterans For Congress Mission Statement. We look forward to working with him, and are pleased that a Combat Veteran of his stature is running for Congress. If you have friends, associates, or relatives who know voters in the 2nd Congressional District of New York, kindly pass this endorsement on to them, and ask them to support Lt. Col. Labate by working in his campaign, providing financial support for his campaign in any amount, and/or by networking with others who would be willing to support his campaign. The military is one of the few remaining institutions producing the caliber of men and women needed to restore this nation to the greatness our Founding Fathers envisioned. We have endorsed another Combat Veteran For Congress that General George Washington would have approved of. A Veteran is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount “up to and including his life.”