Welcome to Lou's Election Briefing Book
In November New York will elect a Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, two US Senators, 29 members of the House of representatives, and the entire State Senate and Assembly. These pages are designed to give you some basic information about the candidates and the races. It was put together by researching my personal archives, CNYcentral, other media, and the candidate's official and campaign web sites.
A couple of conventions: When I refer to voter registration numbers, those figures the numbers on file a the New York State Board of Elections as of April 1st. The voter registration figures also represent the registration within the boundaries of that congressional, senate or assembly district.
Also note the difference between Independence party voters and independent voters. Among 'third parties" the Independence Party formed by H. Ross Perot, is the one with the largest voter enrollment. people we commonly refer to as independent voters are those voters who do not declare themselves at registration either a Democrat, Republican or other party member. Those voters are refereed to ion the voter registration numbers as either "no party" or not enrolled".
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 October 2010 23:16 |
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Governor
Incumbent: David Paterson (D) (Not running)
Term: 4 years
Salary: $179,000
Background
Paterson was Lieutenant Governor, when Eliot Spitzer (D) who was elected in 2006, resigned in 2008 in a sex scandal involving a prostitute. Paterson enjoyed a honeymoon with a state legislature that was often the target of the prosecutorial Spitzer. But that didn't last as the state's economy deteriorated and tax revenues plunged with the collapse on Wall Street. Paterson facing billions in deficits was destined to clash with a legislature addicted to spending. This year the state had one of its latest budgets on record.
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Last Updated on Monday, 25 October 2010 12:08 |
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 U.S. Senate
Term: 6 years
Seats: 100, elections are staggered so that only about 1/3 of the senate seats are on the ballot in any election year. 36 are on the ballot this year.
Salary: $174,000
Democrats currently hold a 59-41 seat majority. This time around 18 seats controlled by democrats and 18 seats controlled by republicans are up for election. New York has the unusual situation of having both its Senators up for re-election at the same time. Charles Schumer's (D) six year term is up.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:43 |
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House of Representatives
Term: 2 Years
All 435 Members up for Election
Salary: $174,000
Democrats control 255-178 3 seats currently vacant.
 The midterm elections are often a bell-weather of how the how the American people feel about their government. While local personalities and issues can decide a congressional race in any given year, voters can often send a message to the administration by the outcome of mid term elections.
We need only look back to the 2006 midterms. With rising casualty rates in the Iraw War and seemingly no end in sight, voters sent George W. Bush a message, by giving democrats control of the House and a slim one vote majority in the senate. Bush promptly sacked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:36 |
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New York State Senate
Term: 2 years
Salary: $79,500
Balance: 32 Democrats/29 Republicans (It was 30 but a GOP member recently passed away)
Republicans have a chance to retake control of the New York State Senate. Democrats have long dominated the New York State Assembly, while Republicans controlled the senate. That changed in 2008 as Democrats took a slim 32-30 majority. But The New York Times reports that despite having a bigger war chest than the GOP, the Democrats might lose control of the Senate.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 November 2010 11:46 |
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