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California Assemblyman Vince Fong appears to have handily won California’s special election yesterday, bringing the Republican Party’s slim majority in the House up to five. With 87 percent of the votes in, The New York Times had Fong up over opponent and fellow Republican Mike Boudreaux 60.2 to 39.8, making it essentially impossible for Boudreaux to win unless something happens to change that math. Fong won the special election to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who resigned at the end of 2023 after being ousted from the speakership and endorsed Fong in the race. ... Fong had also been...

ISLAND PARK, N.Y. — Republican Ari Brown defeated Democrat David Lobl by a 2-1 margin in a special election for the New York State Assembly’s 20th District seat, as Republicans continue to gain momentum on Long Island and predict victories across the state and nationally next November. “This is just the beginning of a red wave like never before,” Brown said Thursday night, after he won the seat — covering areas including the Five Towns, Island Park, Long Beach and Atlantic Beach — which was vacated by Republican Melissa “Missy” Miller in February, who took a position on the Hempstead...

Please offer your health care ideas Editor: As the congressional representative for New York's 20th District, I am committed to upholding a high standard of openness and transparency as I work to make decisions on key issues. Health insurance reform is one of the most important issues our nation is addressing. Over the past few months, Congress and the American people have embarked on a critical discussion that may shape the future of our health care system. One is hard-pressed to locate an individual with no opinion on his/her health care options, and Americans are vocalizing these opinions with extraordinary...

Representatives for Republican Assemblyman James Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy are at the State Board of Elections in Albany on Thursday, reviewing contested absentee ballots in the race for the 20th Congressional District. Members from each county board of election in the district have come to the Steuben Street offices, along with attorneys for Tedisco and Murphy. There are about 1,150 absentee ballots still left uncounted in all, but Thursday's count only involved about 200 or so. Political figures from both the left and right speculate that Tedisco does not have a chance to overcome what is a fairly substantial...

Absentee ballots still being counted ALBANY- The counting continues in the 20th Congressional District as more absentee ballots are opened. Since the March 31 election, it's been a back and forth race between Democrat Scott Murphy and Republican Jim Tedisco. A court hearing is set for Monday, April 13 to decide when to count military absentees. The State Board of Election is reporting that the unofficial vote count shows Murphy with a 35 vote lead.

AGAIN, the libDem politicians, including Nancy Pelosi, and the Obama administration are trying to stop the military votes from being counted. The ones that come in after April 13 will just be thrown in the garbage. More on this at these links: The Shameful Disenfranchisement of the Military in New York’s Congressional Race NRO ^ | April http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223162/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223016/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2224179/posts

Worse Than AIG: IBM Seeks Federal Stimulus Money While Outsourcing Jobs From The Hudson Valley To India March 26, 2009 · STATEMENT FROM JIM TEDISCO (R,C-SARATOGA) CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS: “Reports that IBM – which today cut thousands of jobs in Dutchess County – wants federal stimulus funds while outsourcing jobs from the Hudson Valley to India, is outrageous and possibly worse than what AIG tried to do. Stimulus funding was supposed to spur the creation of jobs – not aid companies that are outsourcing to a foreign country. This type of misguided priority is exactly why, back in February, I...