Sentences with phrase «represent upstate areas»

An administration source on Friday also said Cuomo would like to see legislation allowing car - hailing services like Uber to operate outside of New York City, a measure that has been popular among Senate Republicans, particularly those who represent upstate areas.

The provision was pushed by Senate Republicans, many of whom represent upstate areas where younger people have moved away to other states.

Not exact matches

Congressman Faso represents a vast area of upstate New York covering 11 counties and stretching from Vermont to Pennsylvania.

The six Republicans being targeted by Mr. Cuomo are Lee Zeldin of Long Island and five from upstate: John J. Faso, from the Hudson Valley; Elise Stefanik, from an Adirondack district; Claudia Tenney, in Central New York; Tom Reed, who represents a swath of Western New York; and Chris Collins, an early Trump supporter from the Buffalo area and a frequent foil of Governor Cuomo's.

While I encourage competition, it can not be overstated that no upstate elected Democrat in the Senate will truly represent the interests of Rochester and the Finger Lakes area over downstate interests, and come this fall, I believe the voters will agree.»

Flanagan, who represents the 2nd district in Long Island, says he wants to travel around the upstate area to show that upstate and downstate share similar issues.

And when he selected me as an upstater, as someone who'd been educated here in Syracuse, I know this area, I represented seven upstate counties in Congress,» Hochul said.