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Pair Of Hudson Valley County Executives Running For New Lt. Governor's Congressional Seat Pair Of Hudson Valley County Executives Running For New Lt. Governor's Congressional Seat
Pair Of Hudson Valley County Executives Running For New Lt. Governor's Congressional Seat A pair of top lawmakers in the Hudson Valley are eyeing a Congressional run to replace outgoing Congressman Antonio Delgado in the 19th District after he left for Albany to serve as Gov. Kathy Hochul’s top lieutenant. Earlier story - Hochul Names Capital District Congressman To Serve As Lt. Governor Democratic Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan and Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro are expected to square off for Delgado’s vacated seat after he was tabbed to replace former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, who was arrested in April on bribery and fraud charges. The 19th Congressional …

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by Zak Failla
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Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says
Faso Foe Getting Pumped Up With Money From Cuomo Donors, Report Says There are six Democrats vying to challenge U.S. Rep. John Faso in his Hudson Valley congressional district. Longtime aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Gareth Rhodes, 29,  has raised a sixth of his campaign cash from Cuomo alums, according to this report in Politico, and some of those alums have gone door-to-door with him on weekends.  However, Rhodes is running in a district where Cuomo isn’t popular: Zephyr Teachout (who ran against Faso in 2016) trounced the governor in the 19th Congressional District.  Cuomo and Faso have engaged in a bitter war of words over health care and tax reform over th…

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by Jon Craig