Democrats vote down Hochul's chief judge nominee

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46% : "They are always endorsed on multiple lines."Holyman-Sigal also cited statistics he had complied, which, according to the senator, showed LaSalle ruled in the favor of prosecutors 70 percent of the time in criminal justice cases, and against civil protections 75 percent of the time in civil rights cases.
44% : He said he believed in the "rights of criminal defendants" and the "value of unions, protecting the rights of organizing.""Without a union helping my family, I would not be here today," he said.
40% : He confirmed that he once gave a small donation to the Conservative Party, which Holyman-Sigal noted was staunchly socially conservative on issues such as abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
37% : In statements explaining opposition, Democratic senators have characterized Justice Hector LaSalle's record as "anti-union" or "anti-worker" and, on the issue of abortion, "anti-choice" or "anti-woman."
26% : In his initial testimony, LaSalle stressed that claims he has faced from some Senate Democrats and liberal groups - that he is anti-labor, against maintaining the rights of criminal defendants and anti-choice on the issue of abortion - was untrue.

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