"He's thrown down the gauntlet and declared war on teachers and workers," said Judy Chu, a Democratic assemblywoman.

Barbara Clark, the 21st Century Party candidate, is a Democratic Assemblywoman who formed her own party for this race.

Audrey I. Pheffer, the Democratic Assemblywoman who represents the 23d District, remembers things differently.

Either way, Sandra R. Galef, a Democratic assemblywoman from Westchester, is not taking any chances.

Mariko Yamada (born October 23, 1950) is a Democratic assemblywoman from California's 4th Assembly district.

Its director in New York City is a 22-year-old, Michael Muller, whose last job was as an aide to a Democratic Assemblywoman.

The debate is the result of a campaign by Lucille Roybal-Allard, a Democratic assemblywoman from Los Angeles.

"I don't think he ever really retired," said Sandra R. Galef, the Democratic assemblywoman from Ossining.

"That's exactly why amendments are inappropriate for dealing with these kind of issues," said Deborah Glick, a Democratic Assemblywoman from Manhattan.

"It's politics," Audrey K. Pheffer, the local Democratic Assemblywoman, said of the repeal.