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As Senate Democrats swore in two new colleagues this week, at least five Republican senators have either announced, or have hinted at, retiring at the end of the year, leaving the chamber in play this November. Republican senators Kathy Marchione, John DeFrancisco and John Bonacic have recently announced their plans […]
New York Republican Chairman Ed Cox was unanimously reelected to his fifth two-year term in Albany Tuesday at the State GOP’s biennial reorganization meeting. The party also elected a full slate of officeholders, including Alexandra Nigolian as secretary and Michael Bittel as treasurer. County chairs and committee members traveled from […]