In Russia, these eleven would be quietly composting somewhere in a wooded vale by now...
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Janet Duprey - 31 years of local government & 21 years as county treasurer
Janet Duprey’s support of gay marriage
On the eve of her 40th wedding anniversary, Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R-North Country) announced her support for marriage equality legislation
in her first term representing one of the most conservative parts of the state, Duprey became the fourth Assembly Republican to support marriage equality
“I am very pleased with this decision. I think Dede Scozzafava will make an excellent Congresswoman,” Clinton County Republican Party Chairwoman and fellow Assemblywoman Janet Duprey said.
“My only regret is that I will miss her in Albany.”
In the end, Scozzafava was unanimously chosen despite concerns that she might be too liberal for a Republican candidate.
“She is fiscally conservative, and I think this is an example of the Republican Party being progressive and open to everybody.”
Duprey said Scozzafava has a proven record for supporting less government and less taxes, and helping small businesses.
“I think those views fall under the template of Republican,” Duprey said.
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The failure of Republican Dierdre “Dede” Scozzafava’s campaign for Congress is hitting Janet Duprey hard.
Duprey, the assemblywoman from Peru who is also the chairwoman of the Clinton County Republican Party, was instrumental in the selection of Scozzafava as the Republican candidate.
“I would still stand behind her as the best candidate, and the candidate with the best record and the best message,” a disappointed Duprey said Saturday.
Scozzafava had only 20 percent of the vote.
Many blamed Duprey, her assembly colleague, for engineering the selection of Scozzafava.
Duprey defended the selection saying every candidate had a fair chance.
“The process was open. We had four meetings and everyone had their vote, and it was close. I don’t see how it could have been more open,” she said.
“But Dede had the most support, and I think she was the best candidate.”
Duprey said the campaign waged against Scozzafava was vicious.
“She is a good person and we ought to be able to have an election where it is about the issues, but instead we get these vicious attacks and it makes me sick to my stomach,” Duprey said.
“I am just disappointed for Dede because not only was she the best candidate, she is my friend.”
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