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She points out that nearly all of the politicians elected in the state's Southern Tier in the November elections are pro gas drilling, including a congressional race where the losing candidate, Democrat Martha Roberts ran on an anti fracking platform.

She points out that nearly all of the politicians elected in the state's Southern Tier in the November elections are pro gas drilling, including a congressional race where the losing candidate, Democrat Martha Roberts ran on an anti-fracking platform.

Not exact matches

Ed's track record on the races for Governor, U.S. Senate (including his own) and the 1st Congressional District, along with his relationship with the National Party, has been a disaster.

Gary Berntsen, who switched from the NY - 1 congressional race to the US Senate race, announced this week he has been endorsed by state GOP First Vice-Chairman Vincent Reda, and a number of regional vice chairs, including: John Jay LaValle (Suffolk), Joseph J. Savino (Bronx), John DeSpirito III (Onondaga), Jim Ellis (Franklin), as well as Fulton County Chairwoman Susan McNeil, Saratoga County Chairman John Nolan and Allegany County Chairman Robert Christman.

In 2012, the Strategy Group had its best cycle yet, representing hundreds of clients, including two presidential candidates, and helping to win around 30 congressional races.

The Phoenix airtime purchase includes Arizona's 1st Congressional District, which is also considered «an emerging race» by the DCCC.

DCCC is attempting to mount competitive challenges in key congressional races outside of New York City, including the districts held by Reps. John Katko, Claudia Tenney and John Faso.

The National Republican Congressional Committee on Monday released a series of robocalls in battleground districts throughout the country, including the upstate House races for the 21st and 22nd districts.

The group is running field operations in competitive House races this cycle, and efforts in New York so far include the 24th and 22nd congressional districts.

«As we look forward to a vigorous political agenda for 2012, including a Presidential primary, a US Senate race, and newly drawn line for Congressional and legislative districts, this leadership team, along with our tremendous staff in Albany and New York City, ensures that our State Party is fully prepared to meet the challenges ahead,» Cox said.

Ed Cox said the GOP is entering an important two - year election cycle that includes the New York City mayor's race this year and the governor's and congressional races next year.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki has established the «Tipping Point Super PAC» which will focus on congressional races in New York — including the local race in the 21st Congressional District, where Pataki owns a fcongressional races in New York — including the local race in the 21st Congressional District, where Pataki owns a fCongressional District, where Pataki owns a farm in Essex.

After Buerkle served one term, Maffei returned in 2012 for a rematch and won the race in the newly drawn 24th Congressional District, which includes all of Cayuga, Onondaga and Wayne counties, plus the western part of Oswego County.

And he's been a major contributor to Super PACs involved in congressional races nationally, including in New York.

We look at the 13th Congressional District primary - related portions of the press conference, including my question to Mayor de Blasio of whether he plans to endorse a candidate in the race: We spoke separately, and exclusively, with Congressman Rangel and Senator Espaillat.

«The [the $ 10,000 monthly investments to the party] goes directly to helping the state party elect Democrats running up and down in the ticket in New York, including in the critical NY - 19 congressional race,» said Elizabeth Renda, the committee's Northeast regional press secretary.

We're still tracking results from last night's party primaries for key congressional races, including a pivotal contests on Long Island and in New York City.

At least one of those close races includes Democrat Zephyr Teachout in the 19th congressional district battleground who ran against Cuomo in a Democratic primary in 2014.

Dadey said he is still actively recruiting candidates for the mayor's race and has not had serious talks with anyone, including former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, about running for the congressional seat.

Of course, New York might not have had the unusually high number of competitive congressional races underway across the state if Cuomo had heeded calls from national Democrats — including Pelosi — to intercede in the redistricting stalemate between the state Senate and Assembly when it came to the House lines.

Founder of the consulting firm Clarity Campaign Labs and an alum of the National Committee for an Effective Congress, Bonier drew wide notice in the Democratic coalition during 2014 for helping scale down the party's data tools for use in ground - level political campaigns, including congressional and state legislative races.

Kinderhook, NY — October 13, 2016... Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino, a Republican who won 46 of New York's 62 counties including all of the 19th Congressional District in the 2014 race against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, today endorsed John Faso in his Congressional run, the Faso campaign today announced.

A Republican super PAC has reserved $ 48 million worth of digital and television advertising for 30 congressional districts, including two key races in New York.

Zeldin's post dovetails with growing calls from the GOP's congressional leadership, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, that he leave the race.

Hawkins has polled statewide at 10 percent, and in two congressional districts — the NY - 19 and the NY - 21 — Hawkins receives 12 percent of the vote in a race including Astorino and Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

The races we're covering include: U.S. Senate; 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Congressional districts; 51st and 54th Senate district races; the 101st, 116th, 125th, 126th and 127th Assembly districts; and the race for the City of Syracuse Councilor - at - Large.

Williams joins a crowded field that already includes Assemblyman Keith Wright, a longtime friend and ally of Rangel; State Senator Bill Perkins, whose district covers a significant portion of the congressional district; and likely candidates like State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who narrowly lost to Rangel in two close elections; Rev. Michael Walrond, a popular pastor with ties to Rev. Al Sharpton and Mayor Bill de Blasio; SuZan «Sujay» Johnson, the only woman in the race; and Adam Clayton Powell, IV, the former Council and Assembly member who is also the son of the legendary congressman whom Rangel deposed in 1970.

Katko is ahead by about $ 1 million in fundraising over the designated Democratic candidate Dana Balter in the race for the 24th Congressional District, which includes all of Onondaga, Cayuga and Wayne counties and the western part of Oswego County.

Closer races are expected for the House of Representatives, including Democrat Dan Maffei's attempt to oust Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle and recapture the Syracuse - area congressional seat.

There are three other «toss up» Congressional races in New York: the 19th Congressional district, which includes Oneonta, Cooperstown and large parts of the Hudson Valley; the 24th, which occupies the Syracuse area; and the 3rd, which is on northern Long Island.

Their «Emerging Race» list includes California beekeeper Michael Eggman, who is running in his state's tenth congressional district.

Cox — who was in Albany to help select the electors who could handle the task of formally putting Trump in the White House if the November vote goes his way — said that instead of hurting state Republican candidates in November, Trump would drive grassroots enthusiasm for the party's candidates, including in the state Senate and in contested Congressional races such as in the 19th District race between Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout.

Here's POLITICO's guide to the massive battlefield of congressional races - including every district the top analysts call competitive - with the latest polls, fundraising numbers and up - to - date handicapping.

With one hasty and excruciatingly narrow vote, House Republicans have all but guaranteed that health care will be one of the most pivotal issues shaping the next two election cycles - including congressional, gubernatorial and state legislative races in the 2018 midterms and President Donald Trump's...

Katko's latest comments come as Democrats including his opponent in the November election, Colleen Deacon, of Syracuse, try to nationalize congressional races in swing districts by attaching Republicans to Trump's divisive rhetoric.

But she's expected to remain engaged in politics, and that could include challenging Katko in the 24th Congressional District race next year.

Weiner, who was first elected to the 9th Congressional District in 1999, and Turner, a businessman who grew up in Woodhaven, sparred over a number of issues throughout the race, including campaign finances and the federal health care bill.

But he's facing at least three challengers, including state Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of the man Rangel defeated as a reform candidate decades ago in a race for New York's 15th congressional district seat.

Democrats contended that the race in New York's 26th Congressional District — which the GOP had held since the 1960s — became competitive through their efforts tying Corwin to the House Republican budget plan that included a provision to turn Medicare into a voucher program.

American Unity has been successful this year protecting pro-LGBT Republicans in various state races and plans on backing at least seven congressional candidates this November including moderate Pennsylvania Rep. Charlie Dent and openly gay Massachusetts contender Richard Tisei.

Others include Bill and Hillary Clinton, former New York governor George Pataki, Rep. Anthony Weiner, and the candidates from this year's congressional race in New York's 23rd district Dede Scozzafava and Doug Hoffman.

The White House said Wednesday that the president called the winners of all of last night's races, including Republican Gov. - elect Chris Christie of New Jersey, Democrat Bill Owens of New York's 23rd congressional district, and independent New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

In an effort to bolster Ms. Comstock and other vulnerable Republicans, the Congressional Leadership Fund, a «super PAC» aligned with Republicans, announced Friday that it would invest an additional $ 10 million into 15 targeted races, including hers.

The Congressional Leadership Fund said its initial round of spending will total $ 10 million in 12 of the most competitive House races in the nation, including Katko's race against Democrat Colleen Deacon of Syracuse.

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That they continuously backed Obama's reckless, shoddy, bumbling, and counterproductive No Child waiver gambit, which essentially eviscerated the law and paved the way for congressional Republicans and traditionalists to pass the Every Student Succeeds Act, means that the best of the president's political legacy on education policy (including Race to the Top) will probably end up in history's ashbin.