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By Robert Cairns on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 - 10:44 am
Above: Zephyr Teachout, right, a potential Democratic candidate for the 19th U.S. Congressional District seat, spoke with town of Andes Supervisor Bud Gladstone on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at a gathering in Delhi. Photo by Robert Cairns.
Zephyr Teachout, the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2015 - 12:21 pm
Sean Eldridge, a young political upstart who lost the election for New York's 19th Congressional District from Republican Chris Gibson last year, has finally made it public: He won't be running for election again.
Eldridge, a first-time Democratic... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 11:53 pm
With most districts reporting, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary in New York's 19th Congressional District in favor of attorney Julian Schreibman, shortly after 11pm. Schreibman, a first-time candidate, defeated Dutchess County legislator... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 26, 2012 - 10:24 am
Joel Tyner (left) and Julian Schreibman, candidates seeking to run on the Democratic ticket for New York State's 19th Congressional District this year.
Voters, don't forget to go to the polls: New York State holds its statewide primaries today.
Here in... Read more
By Jason Dole on Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012 - 3:56 pm
On Tuesday, June 26, Julian Schreibman will face opponent Joel Tyner in a primary to run on the Democratic ticket in this November's Congressional election. The winner will challenge Republican incumbent Chris Gibson, who currently represents New York's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 21, 2012 - 12:00 pm
With the Democratic primary less than a week away, Congressional candidate Joel Tyner has suddenly found himself in the middle of an embarrassing dustup with former campaign treasurer Misha Fredericks.
On Tuesday, the day after the single debate between... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jun. 19, 2012 - 11:45 am
Above: Video footage of the debate between Joel Tyner and Julian Schreibman, vying for the chance to run on the Democratic ticket for New York's new 19th Congressional District. Tyner and Schreibman will face each other in a Democratic primary on Tuesday... Read more
By Jason Dole on Monday, Apr. 16, 2012 - 5:48 pm
Above: Joel Tyner and campaign volunteer Burr Hubbell hold a receipt for 2,350 signatures filed with the New York State Board of Elections. Photo by Jess Vecchione.
It can't be easy being Joel Tyner. While the four-term Dutchess County legislator has been... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012 - 1:20 pm
With a joint Senate and Assembly redistricting task force hopelessly mired in partisan bickering, the once-a-decade Congressional redistricting process is now in the hands of a federal court.
Earlier this week, any hope that feuding Albany pols could... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 - 3:54 pm
Hydraulic fracturing is shaping up to be one of the big dramas of our newly-minted 112th U.S. Congress, and the various actors are already hinting at how the debate will unfold.
President Barack Obama's administration has hinted that gas drilling could... Read more