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'Reporting For Duty': Ex-Hudson Valley County Exec Sworn Into Congress, Speaks On House Floor
The newest members of New York’s congressional delegation have officially taken their seats in Congress. Democrat Pat Ryan (Hudson Valley/Catskills) and Republican Joe Sempolinski (Southern Tier/Finger Lakes) were sworn in by Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Capitol Tuesday, Sept. 13, following their wins in special elections in August 2022. Speaking on the House floor, Ryan, the former Ulster County executive representing the 19th District, recognized what he called a “moment of immense consequence and challenge” for the country before vowing to “fight every single day” for his constituents. …
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NY Congressman Seen As Gubernatorial Contender Admits To Sexual Misconduct, Won't Run In 2022
Once a popular name being floated for a gubernatorial run in New York, Republican Congressman Tom Reed announced he won't be running for re-election in 2022 amid a sexual misconduct investigation dating back more than four years. The six-term representative made the announcement on Sunday, March 21 following allegations of inappropriate touching by a former lobbyist for which he took “full responsibility for.” Earlier story - Nationally-Known Republican Eyes 2022 NY Gubernatorial Run Nicolette Davis, now 29, told The Washington Post that Reed got drunk in a Minnesota bar in 2017, put his …
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Amid Growing Calls For Cuomo's Ouster, Democratic County Exec Mulls Run For Governor
A Democratic county executive in New York is reportedly mulling a run for governor amid the scandals surrounding current Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is taking steps toward a possible gubernatorial run, according to a New York Daily News report. According to the report, Bellone has been speaking with big-time donors and some national consultations in New York about a potential run for Cuomo's seat in Albany. “Steve is seriously considering jumping in to make his run for governor,” the report states, adding that the idea of Bellone making a run has “always been …
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Nationally-Known Republican Eyes 2022 NY Gubernatorial Run
With New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration under fire for its handling of COVID-19 in nursing homes, a prominent Republican is eyeing his seat in Albany. Upstate New York Congressman Tom Reed, who has been in office for more than a decade in upstate New York reportedly is “seriously considering” challenging Cuomo in the 2022 election as the governor faces questions after being accused of covering up data and information about COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes during the peak of the pandemic last spring. “We are seriously considering,” Reed said to Fox News over the weekend. “We've been…
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Top Republicans Call For Cuomo's Ouster After Top Aide Admits They Hid Nursing Home Data
A growing number of political figures in New York are calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s head - and job - following a new report that the state withheld information on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic and the administration was aware of it. Original story - COVID-19: NY AG Report Says Nursing Home Deaths May Have Been Undercounted By 50 Percent The New York Post reported that Cuomo’s top aide, Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, told Democratic state legislators in a meeting this week that the administration “froze” when asked to release data about the number of …