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First-term Democratic Senator Monica Martinez is being challenged by Islip Town Tax Receiver Alexis Weik in the 3rd Senate District. The District, long held by Republicans, covers much of south-central Suffolk County, including portions of Brookhaven and Islip and most of Brentwood. Martinez won the seat in the “blue wave” of 2018 […]
Former Westchester County Executive, gubernatorial candidate and CNN contributor Rob Astorino is trying to retake the 40th Senate District from first-term incumbent Democratic Senator Peter Harckham. The district is considered “in play” for both Democrats and Republicans. Harckham took the district from Republican Sen. Terrence Murphy in 2018. Prior to […]
First-term state Senator Julia Salazar is up for reelection on Tuesday, facing a Brooklyn plumber who is pushing for major reforms to the New York City Housing Authority. Salzar is the first-term incumbent for Senate District 18, which encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, Greenpoint and Williamsburg, and […]
Heather Collins is challenging longtime Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Jr. for a third time, hoping to unseat the incumbent — a 13-term assemblyman who chairs the Local Governments Committee and is the only sitting member of the state Legislature who is not a Democrat or Republican. The district includes 31,757 active […]
Among the numerous issues being debated this election season, criminal justice reform, police reform and the Black Lives Matter movement are at the forefront of most political discussions in New York. America has become divided on the proposal of defunding the police, and in many communities across New […]
George Amedore Jr., New York Senator of the 46th District, has held office since 2014 but will not seek re-election this year. As a result, three candidates are on the ballot in a battle to occupy the vacant seat: Richard Amedure, Michelle Hinchey, and Robert Alft Jr. A fourth candidate, […]
Spread between Westchester and Putnam counties, District 94 is looking at a third-term from Republican Assemblyman Kevin Byrne. On Nov. 3, more than 90,360 active voters will decide if Byrne, or his opponent Democrat Stephanie Keegan, will win. In 2016, former Republican Assemblyman Stephen Katz did not seek reelection. Assemblyman […]
As early voting kicks into gear and Election Day approaches, New York’s general election for the 41st District’s State Senate seat puts two small business owners in the race. Democrat Karen Smythe challenges Republican incumbent Sue Serino to represent the mid-Hudson Valley this fall. Serino is running for her fourth […]