A labor union ally of Democrats in the state Legislature this week launched a new digital ad campaign highlighting the $212 billion state budget agreement and thanking eight lawmakers in the process.

The $28,000 ad buy on Facebook specifically thanks the top Democrats in the state Senate and Assembly, Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Carl Heastie, as well as several Senate Democrats: James Skoufis, Michelle Hinchey, John Mannion, Rachel May, Samra Brouk and Jeremy Cooney.

The ad campaign is meant to work as a "thank you" note tailored to lawmakers on key issues facing the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several of the lawmakers included in the ad camapign are newly elected members of the state Senate, including Hinchey, Mannion, Brouk and Cooney.

“This year’s budget was a monumental moment in the history of New York State," said Dennis Trainor, the CWA District 1 vice president. "With additional revenue and new funding for schools, broadband, small businesses and excluded workers, we are showing the country what it means to be a progressive leader. These victories could not have happened without the tireless advocacy of these elected officials, who time and time again went to bat for New York’s working families. We thank them for their commitment to creating stronger communities and a more just state.”