Diane DiDonato-Roth Folds State Senate Bid
Republican Diane DiDonato-Roth is canning her primary bid for the slot to replace retiring Westchester state Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer after a petition-challenge loss. DiDonato-Roth's exit from the race...
View ArticleNew Bob Cohen Ad: Lower Westchester Taxes
State Senate candidate Bob Cohen is out with "If," a new TV spot focusing on his bid to lower property taxes in Westchester. The Westchester GOP hopeful -- who recently won a petition challenge that...
View ArticleSiena Poll: GOP Has Early Advantage In Keeping SD-55; Democrats Fighting For...
A snapshot of two state Senate races could provide a glimpse into the future power balance in the chamber, a new Siena College Research Institute poll finds this morning. In SD-37, the Westchester seat...
View ArticleNY Senate GOP Campaign Committee Plowing Cash Into Race To Replace Suzi...
State Senate Republicans appear to be going all-in to capture the Westchester seat being vacated by retiring Democrat Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer. Our Glenn Blain reports: The Senate Republican Campaign...
View ArticleGOP Senate Hopeful Bob Cohen Feeling Burned Over Critical Outside-Group Mailer
Republican state Senate hopeful Bob Cohen's campaign is burned -- yeah, I know -- about a mailer an outside group is circulating about his rival, Democratic Assemblyman George Latimer, which suggests...
View ArticleGeorge Latimer Ad Implies Rival Bob Cohen's NYC Buildings Are IV Drug Dens
Democrat George Latimer’s campaign has unleashed a dark ad against Republican opponent Bob Cohen that insinuates the New York City landlord allowed heroin sales in his building, though there is no...
View ArticleNY GOP Trashes George Latimer As "Shelly's Boy"
File this one under "Attack Ads Cut Both Ways." The state GOP is out with a new ad slamming Democratic Assemblyman and state Senate hopeful George Latimer as "Shelly's Boy" for his support of Speaker...
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy Could Be Deciding Factor In Tight State Senate Races
Here is the second item from my "Albany Insider" column today: Superstorm Sandy could play an important role in deciding the fierce battle for state Senate supremacy. The tight race between incumbent...
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