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06 Jun
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Mondaire Jones plans to launch a comeback bid for his old congressional seat this summer

Politico: Congress Minutes | June 5, 2023 [Jones’] entrance into the race sets up a primary clash with Liz Gereghty, an education advocate and the sister of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, in a must-win district for House Democrats. Former Rep. ...

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23 May
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Statement from Jay Jacobs, Suzanne Berger, Jennifer Colamonico, and Schenley Vital

May 23rd, 2023 We call on George Santos (CD3), Anthony D’Esposito (CD4), Mike Lawler (CD17) and Marc Molinaro (CD19) to vote to raise the debt ceiling now. They must represent all their constituents. Default should not be an option. And if ...

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20 May
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Democrats lack Jewish candidates running in pivotal N.Y. swing seat

Matthew Kassel | Jewish Insider | May 19, 2023 When Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) announced her retirement from the House in 2019, it was hardly surprising that most of the candidates who ran to replace her were Jewish. That none ...

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12 May
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Biden’s visit on debt ceiling underlines region’s new status as swing vote area

David McKay Wilson Rockland/Westchester Journal News 0:26 1:34 President Joe Biden came to Westchester on Wednesday to make his position clear on the debt-ceiling negotiations with House Republicans. He’s not interested in giving in to Republicans’ demands that federal spending ...

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30 Apr
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NY Dems Announce Statewide Coordinated Campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2023 Most Comprehensive Coordinated Campaign in State HistoryChairman Jay S. Jacobs today announced the New York State Democratic Committee Statewide Coordinated Campaign. This campaign will be the biggest coordinated investment in state party history with ...

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30 Apr
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AOC is ‘not planning’ to run for Senate in 2024

Holly Otterbein & Brittany Gibson | Politico | April 30, 2023 For months, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand faced nagging questions about whether she’d be primaried from her left when she was up for reelection next year. The chatter grew so loud that party ...

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24 Apr
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Control of the House goes through the Empire State

Brittany Gibson | Politico | April 24, 2022 NEWBURGH, N.Y. — When Democrat Pat Ryan won a special House election in upstate New York last summer, it looked like the red wave everyone was expecting in the midterms might not ...

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12 Apr
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GOP Candidate for Office Quits After Alleged Voter Fraud Discovered

The Yonkers Ledger | Mark Parolisi | April 12, 2023 Republican hopeful, Giulio Tata, decided to not submit his nominating petitions for Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) after it was discovered he was registered, and potentially voted, in both New York ...

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31 Mar
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Nobody Is Above the Law

March 31, 2023 For Immediate Release TRUMP INDICTMENT IS A TESTAMENT TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW The grand jury indictment of former president Donald Trump is a testament to the bedrock American principle that no one ...

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24 Jan
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Yorktown Democrats Announce Unanimously Nominated Slate for Upcoming Election 

Yorktown Democrats nominate Jann Mirchandani for Town Supervisor, Steve Shaw and Tom Marron for Town Council, and Diana Quast for re-election as Town Clerk.  Nominated Candidates Plan to Bring New Ideas, Fresh Perspectives, and Accountability to Yorktown Town Government  (Yorktown, ...

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