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REFLECTING: DO ALL POLITICIANS DESERVE OUR THANKS? ADDABBO DOESN'T!

posted by Family first
Wed, 11/21/2007 - 8:52pm

I came across this blog which was revealing. Food for thought! 

http://joeaddabboagenda.blogspot.com/


DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE ALBERT BALDEO TO PETITION FOR & SEEK ADDITIONAL 3RD PARTY LINES IN 08 GENERAL ELECTIONS

posted by Family first
Mon, 11/05/2007 - 8:52pm

The Baldeo for Senate Committee is pleased to announce that at a meeting of members and supporters held on Friday, November 2, 2007, the decision was made to file a third party nominating petition in addition to the Democratic Party designating petition on behalf of Albert Baldeo for the 15th State Senate district in 2008. Additionally, the Baldeo campaign has been encouraged by, and will continue to seek the nomination of the Working Families Party, the Independence Party and other third party lines for the General Election. 


Election Day on Long Island

posted by SteveWFP
Tue, 02/06/2007 - 12:36pm

And we're off.

Election Day is underway and people are voting in the race for an open New York State Senate seat from Long Island.

Follow the election results tonight at the Nassau County Board of Elections.

This is an open thread. What are you hearing about the race?


Super Sunday: Johnson, Spitzer, Schumer campaign in SD-7

posted by SteveWFP
Sun, 02/04/2007 - 12:43pm

What's Super Bowl Sunday like for a candidate with an election in 2 days? For Craig Johnson (D-WFP), running in the Feb 6 special election for an open NY State Senate seat means you find a way to keep campaigning all day long.

Starting this morning, Johnson launched the "Moving New York Forward - 33 Stops in 33 Hours" tour. He's campaigning in every one of the 33 villages in the Seventh District from this morning until the election starts, hitting morning bagel stops and popular lunch hour spots and attending religious services and Super Bowl parties.

Governor Eliot Spitzer and U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer will campaign with Craig Johnson at different stops during the day. Here's the Johnson campaign's Sunday Schedule:

1. 7am - Let There Be Bagels, Port Washington


Maureen O'Connell: Able to Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound

posted by SteveWFP
Sat, 02/03/2007 - 4:36pm


These parody O'Connell mailers are from Bouldin over at Daily Gotham. Maureen O'Connell is running in the Feb 6 special election for an open State Senate seat in northwesten Nassau County, and the parody is of an over-the-top O'Connell mailer that features a doctored insignia for the New York State Office of Homeland Security and pictures of Deputy Secretary for Public Safety Mike Balboni and Osama Bin Laden. Here it is, Maureen O'Connell in her own words:

Back to the Future in the Seventh Senate District

posted by SteveWFP
Fri, 02/02/2007 - 7:18pm

Michael J. Fox has endorsed Craig Johnson (D-WFP) in the upcoming Feb 6 special election for an open State Senate seat in northwestern Nassau County.

Why the national interest in a State Senate race? Stem cell research. Fox supports it, and endorses candidates who support all forms of stem cell research, like Craig Johnson, and are running against opponents of stem cell research like Maureen O'Connell.

Here's what Fox had to say:

"As a nation, we are about hope, about promise, about always moving forward, and we deserve elected officials - like Craig Johnson - who are willing to deliver that hope to their constituents. As New York State looks to embark on a significant state-financed stem cell research initiative, we need to elect State legislators who will fully support legislation to advance stem cell research.

Cleaning Up the Capital

posted by Sen Jose M. Serrano
Wed, 11/29/2006 - 11:01am

I like endorsements just as much as the next guy. So it bothered me when I was recently denied an endorsement from an organization dedicated to environmental protection – this being an issue close to my heart, and one for which my voting record is quite strong.

According to the letter I received, the board of directors “has decided not to endorse any incumbent members of the state legislature this year” because of the “failure to forge solutions to four of the five top environmental priorities” identified by the organization.

Point taken. Many important environmental bills did not even garner a floor vote in the Senate. Rather they died in the Rules, Finance, or – oddly enough – Environmental Conservation committee.

Not Just Water Under the Bridge

posted by Sen Jose M. Serrano
Mon, 11/20/2006 - 11:35am

Last week saw the release of plans to renovate and re-open the Highbridge, New York City’s oldest surviving bridge. I believe the next step is focusing on the Harlem River down below.

Environmental infrastructure, like the Roberto Clemente State Park, already exists on the river. But there’s evidence of dumping elsewhere along the banks. Not to mention open-air solid waste sites that contributes to the poor air quality of the Bronx and northern Manhattan.

Environmental bills are notoriously hard to pass in the Senate. It’s a struggle to even get them out of committee for a floor vote. But thanks to the enlarged Environmental Protection Fund, we can and should direct more resources to clean up the Harlem River.

Fixing Albany One Member Item At A Time

posted by Sen Jose M. Serrano
Tue, 10/31/2006 - 12:48pm

Majority Leader Joseph Bruno has agreed to make public the member items pushed by each of us in the State Senate. This is great news for all New Yorkers.

I've always been out front in releasing my member item lists, both in the City Council and now in the State Senate. To be perfectly honest, the Senate list didn't take so long to compile. As a member of the minority party, I have $150,000 to help fund organizations that I deem worthy. Compare that with the $2 to $3 million that Republican leaders had offered former Senator Seymour Lachman if he switched parties. (He refused.)

Queens (13th Senatorial): Fasten Your Seatbelts Folks

posted by Rock Hackshaw
Mon, 09/18/2006 - 10:58am

When I told everyone that Charles Barron will win the “black” vote from Ed Towns, most thought that I was on crack. Now many ask me how I made that call. It was a simple call to make really (maybe at another time I will get deeper). Observe that I never endorsed anyone in that race. Observe also, that I predicted Ed Towns as the winner. When I endorsed Hiram Monserratte for the 13th Senatorial, many called and said that I was really losing it here. I went a step further; I predicted that he would win. On election night Hiram was a couple hundred votes behind. I still predicted that he would win. Now they are counting. I am predicting that when it’s over Hiram will win.

Who's Not Running

posted by Jerry Skurnik
Thu, 08/17/2006 - 9:36am

A while ago, I reported on the candidates who filed petitions to run in contested Primaries in New York City. Now I’m reporting which elections in New York State do not have a traditional Republican vs. Democrat contest. That is, the Congressional & State Legislative districts where either the Democrats or Republicans do not have a candidate running.

Congress

4 Democratic Members of Congress – Rep. Gary Ackerman, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Anthony Weiner & Rep. Maurice Hinchey have no Republican opponents.

State Senate

15 of the 62 State Senators do not have major Party opponents. 7 are Democrats from New York City plus 1 Republican from NYC – Marty Golden.


Why Not a Windfall?

posted by Yoda
Thu, 05/11/2006 - 6:16pm

"State and local governments should not reap a revenue windfall from high gas prices," said Joseph L. Bruno the Senate majority leader, a Republican.

Am I only person to wonder why not? State and local governments reap a revenue windfall when housing prices go up, when Wall Street booms and when people shop more. Why shouldn't they get more $ from people keep driving?


Suozzi to Silver & Bruno: YOU'RE FIRED!

posted by Backroomie
Tue, 05/09/2006 - 12:07pm

A Man After Our Hearts 

This just off the wire: gubernatorial candidate Tom Suozzi just called for the wholesale firing of Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver and Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno.

"We must demand that the Speaker of the New York State Assembly and the Majority Leader of the New York State Senate be replaced, because they have failed to fight for the reforms that we seek," said Suozzi.

Nuf' freakin' said! 

Now, we are curious ... Mr. Spitzer, what say you?


Senate Republicans support public financing of their campaigns

posted by Yoda
Fri, 04/14/2006 - 12:17pm

The following two stories show that the NY State Senate Republicans are breaking new ground in their use of taxpayer’s money to fund their campaigns.

Times Union and The Journal News


Who's running - Marchi's seat

posted by Jerry Skurnik
Wed, 04/12/2006 - 10:58am

Here is an article from the Staten Island Advance about potential candidates for the now open State Senate seat.  


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