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.
It was a short stay near the top for Richard Ravitch.
Governor Paterson appointed the well-regarded downstate political figure to be his Lieutenant Governor at the height of the State Senate leadership crisis, even though his opponents said Paterson violated the state Constitution in doing so.
You’re angry. A new poll from Siena College says that New Yorkers are overwhelmingly angry at their state politicians and plan to hold onto that anger until they get a chance to vote.
Siena, which polls on statewide political questions regularly, finds 74% of people polled said they had an unfavorable opinion of the State Senate after its month-long leadership struggle. Back in February, only 43% held an unfavorable view.
In February, our state was awarded $24.6 billion as a result of the federal Economic Stimulus Package. The amount of stimulus money was unprecedented and was intended to be used to jump-start the struggling economy. As sanctioned by federal law, the state created its own Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Cabinet. This cabinet serves as a hub for which the funding is channeled. It’s also where universities, counties, cities, and, some cases, businesses and non-profits, may apply for stimulus funding.
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.
Richard Ravitch, the former head of the Metropolitan Transit Agency in NYC, who saved it from severe money troubles.
Here he is, in a photo from the state website. He’s on the left:
There’s at least one fewer potential candidate among the Republicans who want to represent the North Country in Congress.
Republican Assemblyman Will Barclay of Pulaski pulled his name from consideration Monday in a brief statement.
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