Several GOP lawmakers circulated in the gun crowd, including western New York Assemblyman Andy Goodell; Assemblyman Phil Palmesano from the Southern Tier; central New York Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney; and Assemblyman Peter Lopez from Schoharie and Greene counties, in
addition to Capital Region Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin and Sens. Michael Nozzolio and Kathy Marchione, who had protesters visit her office before the event for coffee and doughnuts.
Kennedy: «I'm disappointed with the
addition of the 63rd Senate seat, besides adding
to the cost of government, it was put in a place that has no impact on western New York and quite frankly has no impact on the population shift in New York state and if there was going
to be an additional seat added that despite the fact that I disagree with you that the Constitution was in fact violated and you say that it was not violated — the fact that this additional seat adding
to the cost and size of government was added
to a place in the
Capital Region rather than a place where distinctly the population grew down in New York City I believe was based upon the fact that had an additional district been added in the city where the population shift had come from it would have included that seat being an additional minority seat and that is why it was put up in the
Capital Region and rather than in the New York City area.
In
addition to her focus on complex commercial litigation and corporate investigations, she represents global private equity / venture
capital funds and portfolio companies in their investments and acquisitions across the Greater China
region.