The Issues That Will Influence Senior Votes This Fall: Media Briefing on New National Poll by the Alliance for Retired Americans

9/3/2002

From: Peggy Lewis of the Alliance for Retired Americans, 202-797-4830 (Hilton Press Office) or 202-974-8271, plewis@retiredamericans.org

News Advisory:

The senior vote may be the deciding factor in this year's midterm elections according to a new poll by the Alliance for Retired Americans. Senior Voters and the 2002 Election is a rare comprehensive look at the political views of seniors and the priority issues that will influence their vote. The poll, conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, surveyed 800 seniors nationwide to find out whether they will vote, how they will vote, and what issues will influence their vote. Older Americans are among the most consistent voters in off-year elections and their turnout could decide close races this fall.

The poll will be released at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4 during the first national conference of the Alliance for Retired Americans. The news conference will be held in the State Room of the Hilton Washington and Tower located on the Terrace Level. The Alliance has a growing national membership of 2.7 million union retirees and other older and retired Americans who are working together to make their voices heard in the laws, policies, politics and institutions that shape our lives.

WHAT: News Media Briefing on new national poll commissioned by the Alliance for Retired Americans on Seniors and the 2002 Elections.

WHO: -- George J. Kourpias, president of the Alliance for Retired Americans -- Edward F. Coyle, executive director of the Alliance for Retired Americans -- Guy Molyneux, Peter D. Hart Research Associates

WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002 10 a.m.

WHERE: Hilton Washington and Towers 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. - State Room Washington, D.C.

For more information contact: Peggy A. Lewis at the Hilton Press Office 202-797-4830 or leave a message at 202-974-8271.