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 […]
Tag: New York State Democratic Party
State Dems: “We will not tolerate division or power struggles in the Senate”
Geoff Berman, executive director of the New York State Democratic Committee, issued the following statement on the 2018-2019 budget, blaming the failure of many progressive policy goals on the Independent Democratic Conference — a group of eight senators who were elected as Democrats but often vote with Republicans — and […]