My Life as a Pit Bull

"This stubborn, intractable, uncompromising woman, Doris Aiken, began her unrelenting assault on NYS legislative leaders in 1980—stunningly, against all odds, her voice was heard, resulting in immediate bi-partisan legislative cooperation passage of 13 DWI reform bills that dropped drunk driving deaths 27%."

—Chris Cernick, former Assembly Special Panel for DWI reform, 12-31-2001

"The right of citizens to petition government was rarely so well exercised as in the 1980s by Doris Aiken, leader of NYS RID, to deter drunken driving. Thousands are alive today because of her prodding of government to combat this menace."

—Leslie G. Foschio, Federal Magistrate, former DMV Commissioner, 1-3-2002

“I once told a reporter that Doris was a pit bull, but if she were in charge, the budget would pass on time.”

—James Tedisco, NYS Assemblyman, 4-4-2002