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In June, Mondaire Jones turned the eight-candidate 17th Congressional District Democratic primary that some observers thought would be a nail-biter would into a rout. Now, he’s looking to complete his political ascent with a victory in the general election and
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Over the past couple of years, Rob Astorino has been keeping an eye on what’s been going on in Albany and hasn’t liked what he has seen. The former Westchester County executive said the state had been in a downward
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It took until he was 70 years old for Dr. Liviu Saimovici to run for public office. Born and raised in Communist Romania, the Rye resident and ophthalmologist immigrated to the U.S. in 1981. His candidacy was prompted by what
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Bill Weber believes he is best suited to deal with New York State’s budget crisis. Weber, a certified public accountant who has worked for a Rockland-based accountant’s firm for more than a decade, said the state spends too much money
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The race for the District 3 seat on the Putnam County Legislature pits Chairwoman Toni Addonizio against Vincent Fiorentino, a 19-year volunteer firefighter. Addonizio, who has led the nine-member, Republican dominated legislature for the last two years, is seeking a
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Republican Assemblyman Kevin Byrne is running for a third two-year term in the 94th Assembly District against Stephanie Keegan, a Democrat from Heritage Hills in Somers who has advocated for veterans’ issues on the federal level. Byrne, 35, a Carmel
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Michael Parietti knows all about long shot campaigns. He’s run six of them before this year, all in Rockland County, either for county legislator or for municipal office. He registered as a Republican when he was 18, graduated from West
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It was the logical next step for Lori Morton to run for New Castle Town Board. The 15-year Chappaqua resident has gradually increased her involvement in the community during the past decade, volunteering for the Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival and
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After a failed attempt to unseat U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand two years ago, Chele Farley has her eyes set on running incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney out of office. Farley, who spent more than 25 years working in financial services, is
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Two years ago, state Sen. Peter Harckham rode a blue wave of Democratic enthusiasm to became the first member of his party to represent northern Westchester and Putnam counties in the state Senate in just over 100 years. Next week,
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