Alexandria, VA – Legendary entertainer Pat Boone, national spokesman for a non-partisan senior citizen group, announced today that Jane Corwin has won the 60 Plus Association’s Honorary Guardian of Seniors’ Rights award. Corwin is a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York’s 26th District.
Boone, still performing at concerts, was a recording, movie and TV star with over 45 million records sold and 38 top 10 hits during his career. In the 1950’s he was second only to Elvis Presley in record sales. Now the national spokesman for 60 Plus, Boone labeled Corwin a “fighter for the elderly.”
The Association’s Guardian Award is presented to Democrats and Republicans in Congress based on their “senior friendly” voting records. The Honorary Award is given to those running for office and is based on their views on seniors’ issues.
“I’m still singing at concerts,” Boone said in a prepared statement, “but today I’m singing the praises of Jane Corwin who can always be counted on to protect Social Security and Medicare while also working to reduce the federal budget deficit. Jane Corwin will be a tax cutter, protecting the pocket books of senior citizens. 60 Plus calls on nearly 7.5 million seniors nationally for support and so I believe I can speak on behalf of seniors when I say that they can count on Jane Corwin. Clearly, seniors will have no finer friend in the U.S. House of Representatives than Jane Corwin.”
Previous recipients of the award from New York include Representatives Peter King (R-3), Ann Marie Buerkle (R-25), and former Representative Tom Reynolds of the 26th District. 60 Plus presents pro-seniors awards on a bi-partisan basis. Past recipients include U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), and U.S. Representative and Congressional Black Caucus member William Lacy Clay (D-MO).
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