Local political sources say Schaffer was called as a witness by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance over New York United Teachers unsuccessful attempt to steer $ 100,000 to the campaign of Adrienne Esposito, who ran unsuccessfully in the Third Senate District in 2014, through the county and
several town Democratic committees.
Not exact matches
Veteran
Democratic Rep. Louis Slaughter's campaign has released
several TV ads and a website that paint her opponent, Republican Gates
Town Supervisor Mark Assini, as a right - wing ideologue.
Several names have been mentioned as potential
Democratic candidates for Morahan's seat, including Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Jr., whose late father ran unsuccessfully against Morahan in 1999 (a race that contributed to the repeal of the commuter tax), and Ramapo
Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is currently running for LG, but says he won't primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo taps as his No. 2 if it isn't himself.
Did donors to her campaign know that a portion would wind up supporting a diverse group of politicians including the Grassroots political group,
several different judicial candidates, Amherst
Town Board hopefuls and the
Democratic, Republican, Conservative, Independence and Working Families parties?
The Islip
Town Democratic Committee accepted the money, but gave it to
several different campaigns, including Esposito's, which was legal, Schaffer said.
Huntington
Town Supervisor Frank Petrone, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, Babylon Supervisor and Suffolk
Democratic Party chairman Richard Schaffer and
several other state, county and business officials, according to Inez Birbiglia, Islip
Town's communications director.
Insiders say Heastie's
Democratic members were not happy at the prospect of leaving
town for
several weeks without getting paid and that the speaker was trumped by Cuomo in negotiations.
A possible dust - up that had been brewing for
several days prior to the June 27
Democratic Party caucus never materialized, as current
town of Saugerties supervisor Greg Helsmoortel bowed out from seeking the nomination for
town clerk.
Prior to the Caucus the Marbletown
Democratic Committee endorses
several candidates whom we believe share our progressive values, commitment to environmental conservation and determination to preserve our
town's rural character: