Plattsburgh lawyer Bill Owens will carry the Democratic Party’s endorsement in the race to replace John McHugh as the Congressman representing the North Country.
Democratic party officials from the 11 counties that make up the 23rd Congressional District met in Blue Mountain Lake Monday and settled on Owens after day-long discussions and at least two rounds of voting.
Rep. John McHugh easily passed his first test on the road to becoming Secretary of the Army.
Even a Senator who criticized McHugh said he strongly supported the North Country Congressman for the job.
In a statement, the chairs of the party in the 11 counties that make up the 23rd Congressional District said that they will meet with each candidate on August 10 in Blue Mountain Lake and choose a candidate that night.
The race to become the area’s Congressman may geet started sooner than expected.
The U.S. Senate’s Armed Services Committee has set this Thursday as the date for a confirmation hearing for John McHugh to become President Obama’s Secretary of the Army. McHugh is a member of Congress serving the 23rd Congressional District. Oswego County is one of the 11 counties in the sprawling district, which is larger than some states.
Well-connected North Country political blogs report today that Republican Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava of Gouverneur has a solid head start in her effort to be picked by her party to run for Congress today.
State Senator Darrel Aubertine’s got a few more days to say whether he plans to run for Congress or not.
Chairs of the county Democratic committees in the 11 counties that make up the 23rd Congressional District said Monday that they’ve extended to this Thursday their deadline for candidates to announce their intentions.
The meetings are being held to interview candidates interested in running for the Congressional seat being vacated by Rep. John McHugh. The first meeting was held on Tuesday, July 7th in Speculator, which Doheny also attended.
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