708 posts categorized "Campaign Trail"

May 18, 2013

José Roman Declares His Campaign Effort to Represent the 17th Westchester County Legislative District

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YONKERS, NY -- May 18, 2013 -- Mr José Roman today officially announced his campaign effort torepresent the consituents within the 17th Westchester County Legislative District. Mr. Roman is a 27-year veteran of the Department of Social Services in Yonkers, and a former active CSEA member during his tenure there. He is now retired.

Mr. Roman has three children; two sons and one daughter. All three were raised in Yonkers and attended the Yonkers Public School District.

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April 27, 2013

Ken Jenkins Considers His Next Political Move By Hezi Aris

Jenkins_Ken3YONKERS, NY -- April 27, 2013 -- The Yonkers Democratic City Committee breakfast was well attended. Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins introduced New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, Westchester County Democratic Committee designee to challenge for the office of Westchester County Executive. Mayor Bramson speech was well received by a large crowd of attendees, but the big concern was what would Chairman Jenkins next chess move be?

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March 30, 2013

Peekskill Democrats Give Second Win to Bill Ryan’s Campaign Effort for County Executive

RYAN_BillPEEKSKILL, NY - Democratic district leaders in Peekskill have given overwhelming support to County Legislator Bill Ryan in the race for the Democratic nomination for Westchester County Executive.

Of Westchester’s six Democratic city committees, two, Peekskill and White Plains, have now held endorsement votes.  Both cities have endorsed Legislator Ryan’s candidacy.

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December 04, 2012

THE HEZITORIAL: Politicking has Become an Exclusive Affair BY HEZI ARIS

Astorino-Campaign Trail 2009YONKERS, NY -- December 4, 2012 -- The Marathon Development Group (MDG), “a real estate development firm specializing in the development, acquisition, restructuring, and construction / renovation of affordable multifamily properties,” professing “Marathon's sole focus is affordable housing,” deludes itself into believing its Madison Avenue branding hype despite its insinuation into the political arena. The gesture of tying the Peekskill, New York, based Marathon Development Group (MDG) with Westchester County Chief of Staff and “go to guy” George Oros [to Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino], when the norm is to promote and engage in the fundraising effort the campaign effort itself, in this case it would be Friends of Rob Astorino, is instead a partnership among the developer, whose interest is “affordable housing” in Westchester County and beyond, and CEO Astorino’s “go to guy”, all this, vis-à-vis MDG’s support of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s campaign effort toward a second term.

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October 28, 2012

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Endorses State Senate Candidate George Latimer

Latimer_GeorgeWESTCHESTER, NY -- One day after receiving the endorsement of the New York Times, George Latimer’s campaign for State Senate held a rally with United States Senator Charles Schumer where New York’s Senior Senator endorsed George Latimer in his bid for the State Senate in the 37th at the Latimer Campaign’s Yonkers Office. Senator Schumer was joined by Senators Andrea Stewart-Cousins, José Serrano and Gustavo Rivera, members of the Yonkers City Council & other leaders and community members.     

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October 17, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg Endorses Bob Cohen for State Senate

"Westchester voters who want property tax relief, mandate reform, and pro-job-growth policies in Albany have a superb candidate for state senate this year in Bob Cohen"

COHEN-Bob-Bloomberg_Mayor MichaelYONKERS, NY – October 17, 2012 -- Independent minded New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today endorsed businessman and state senate candidate Bob Cohen (R-C-I) in his race for New York's open 37th state senate district in Westchester County

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October 07, 2012

NY State Senate Candidate Bob Cohen’s TV Commercial Judged OK

COHEN_Bob Latimer_GeorgeYONKERS, NY -- The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee has afforded the campaign effort of Republican Bob Cohen an OK with regard to a television ad his campaign is running as per their findings which were issued on Friday, October 5, 2012. Democratic Senate candidate and present Assemblyman George Latimer asserted the advertisement was misleading because he believed the public might be unaware that the spokespeople asserting their support of Mr Cohen were in fact political operatives connected to the Republican Party.

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October 05, 2012

National Horizon's New York Senate TV Ad

 

October 03, 2012

Yonkers Firefighters and Fire Officers Endorse George Latimer for NYS Senate

YonkerFireFighters-101112-IAFF628-UFOA-LatimerSenateEndorsementYONKERS, NY -- IAFF Local 628 Yonkers Firefighters and the Uniformed Fire Officers Association (UFOA) have officially endorsed Assemblyman George Latimer for New York State Senate in the 37th Senate District.  These two endorsements officially give Latimer the endorsement of all four uniformed service groups in the City of Yonkers.    

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October 01, 2012

The US Electoral College Explained: Why We Don't Vote Directly for a President

 

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