Author Archives: wcdc2

14 Oct
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Bar Association Ratings for State Supreme Court Show Democrats Well Qualified

Yonkers Times | Oct. 12, 2023 The Westchester County Bar Association and Dutchess County Bar Association recently released their rankings for the 4 democratic and 4 republican candidates for State Supreme Court in the 9th Judicial District. The Westchester County ...

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13 Oct
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Statement from Chair Berger and the chairs of the Rockland and Putnam county Democratic committees:

The residents of Congressional District 17 deserve honesty from their Congressman. Let’s do our part. Less than 24 hours after a horrific terrorist attack against Israel, Congressman Mike Lawler took to social media and television to politicize the current tragedy ...

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10 Oct
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Read about the accomplishments of Democratic Legislator Colin Smith, Chair of the Legislation Committee, as he runs for his third term.

Last cycle the margin was 485 votes. District 1 covers Peekskill, Cortlandt Manor and part of Yorktown. Check out this article from LoHud: “Smith points to legislation passed in his second term that will have a significant impact on Westchester residents. ...

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09 Oct
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Statement from Chairman Jay S. Jacobs Condemning the NYC-DSA Rally in Support of Yesterday’s Attack on Israel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2023“The rally in support of the terrorist violence against the State of Israel, promoted by the group that refers to themselves as the “Democratic Socialists of America” is repugnant to everything that our country and ...

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05 Oct
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Mondaire Jones raises $1.15 million in bid to return to Congress

First to NBC News: With $840,000 cash on hand, Jones is running against GOP Rep. Mike Lawler — but has a Democratic primary first. Sahil Kapur | NBC News | Oct. 5, 2023 Former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones raised $1.15 ...

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05 Oct
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Who’s on the Ballot in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam in the 2023 Election?

Alexandra Rivera | Rockland/Westchester Journal News | Oct. 4, 2023 Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. The early voting period in New York is from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5. Here’s what’s ...

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23 Sep
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Warning to Voters: Real Election Workers Don’t Make House Calls

Barrett Seaman | The Hudson Independent | Sept. 16, 2022 They show up on your doorstep, ask­ing about your voter reg­is­tra­tion sta­tus. If you have re­cently moved (which, chances are, they al­ready know), they will ask if you are still ...

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22 Sep
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New York AG Issues Cease-and-Desist Letter to Group Accused of Intidmidating Voters

Michael Gormley | Newsday | Sept. 21, 2023 ALBANY — The office of Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday issued a cease-and-desist letter to a group that voters accused of going door-to-door to “confront voters,” falsely claiming to be election ...

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07 Sep
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NY Election Officials Sound Alarm About Activists Knocking on Doors to Police Voting Rolls

Chris McKenna | lohud | Sept. 7, 2023 The complaints have cropped up around New York for weeks: strangers appear on a voter’s doorstep to question his or her voting address and — in some cases — make alarming accusations. ...

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05 Sep
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Tours Rivertowns and Doles out State Largesse

Jeff Wilson | The Hudson Independent | Sept. 3, 2023 Gaz­ing out over the wa­ter­front at the Tar­ry­town Ma­rina, New York State As­sem­bly Speaker Carl Heastie lis­tened as vil­lage of­fi­cials and Heast­ie’s col­league in Al­bany, 92nd As­sem­bly Dis­trict rep­re­sen­ta­tive Mary­Jane Shim­sky ...

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