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New York


Key Voting Dates in New York

Primary Voter Registration Deadline: Aug 18
  Primary Election:  Sep 12
  General Voter Registration Deadline:  Oct 13
  General Absentee Ballot Request Deadline: Oct 31
  General Absentee Voting Deadline:  Nov 6

2006 Candidates



Senate Race 
 
Incumbent:Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
 
 Hillary Rodham Clinton has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 92 percent of the time.
 Go to Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):John Spencer (R)


Gubernatorial Race 
 

Open race  
  
Candidate(s):Eliot Spitzer (D)
 
 Go to Eliot Spitzer’s campaign website.
  
 John Clifton (LIBERT)
John Faso (R)
Malachy McCourt (G)


House Races 
 
NY-1NY-2NY-3NY-4NY-5NY-6NY-7NY-8NY-9NY-10
NY-11NY-12NY-13NY-14NY-15NY-16NY-17NY-18NY-19NY-20
NY-21NY-22NY-23NY-24NY-25NY-26NY-27NY-28NY-29 

NY-1Incumbent: Timothy Bishop  (D)
 
 Timothy Bishop has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 98 percent of the time.
 Go to Timothy Bishop’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s): Italo Zanzi (R)
NY-2Incumbent: Steve Israel (D)
 
 Steve Israel has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 82 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s): John Bugler (R)
NY-3Incumbent:Peter King (R)
 Peter King has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 65 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Dave Mejias  (D)
 
 Go to Dave Mejias’s campaign website.
  
 Jim Brown (G)
  
Learn more about the NY-3 House race.
OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NY-4Incumbent:Carolyn McCarthy (D)
 
 Carolyn McCarthy has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 84 percent of the time.
 Go to Carolyn McCarthy’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Martin Blessinger (R)
NY-5Incumbent:Gary Ackerman (D)
 
 Gary Ackerman has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 96 percent of the time.
 Go to Gary Ackerman’s campaign website.
NY-6Incumbent:Greg Meeks (D)
 Greg Meeks has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 92 percent of the time.
 Go to Greg Meeks’s campaign website.
NY-7Incumbent:Joseph Crowley (D)
 
 Joseph Crowley has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 89 percent of the time.
 Go to Joseph Crowley‘s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Kevin Brawley (R)
NY-8Incumbent:Jerrold Nadler  (D)
 
 Jerrold Nadler has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 99 percent of the time.
 Go to Jerrold Nadler’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Eleanor Friedman (R)
Dennis Adornato (C)
NY-9Incumbent:Anthony Weiner  (D)
 
 Anthony Weiner has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 93 percent of the time.
NY-10Incumbent:Edolphus Towns (D)
 Edolphus Towns has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Jonathan Anderson (R)
NY-11Open race  
Candidate(s):Yvette Clarke (D)
Steve Finger (R)
NY-12Incumbent:Nydia Velazquez (D)
 
 Nydia Velazquez has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
 Go to Nydia Velazquez’ House of Representatives website.
  
Challenger(s):Allan Romaguera (R)
NY-13Incumbent:Vito Fossella (R)
 Vito Fossella has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 85 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Stephen Harrison (D)
 
 Go to Stephen Harrison’s campaign website.
NY-14Incumbent:Carolyn Maloney (D)
 
 Carolyn Maloney has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 92 percent of the time.
 Go to Carolyn Maloney‘s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Daniel Maio (R)
NY-15Incumbent:Charles Rangel  (D)
 
 Charles Rangel has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
 Go to Charles Rangel’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Edward Daniels (R)
NY-16Incumbent:Jose Serrano  (D)
 
 Jose Serrano has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
 Go to Jose Serrano’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Ali Mohamed (R)
NY-17Incumbent:Eliot Engel  (D)
 
 Eliot Engel has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 98 percent of the time.
 Go to Eliot Engel’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Jim Faulkner (R)
NY-18Incumbent:Nita Lowey  (D)
 
 Nita Lowey has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 94 percent of the time.
 Go to Nita Lowey’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Richard Hoffman (R)
NY-19Incumbent:Sue Kelly (R)
 Sue Kelly has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 72 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):John Hall  (D)
 
 Go to John Hall’s campaign website.
   
 Learn more about the NY-19 House race.
 OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NY-20Incumbent:John Sweeney (R)
 John Sweeney has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 65 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Kirsten Rutnick Gillibrand  (D)
 
 Go to Kirsten Rutnick Gillibrand’s campaign website.
   
 Learn more about the NY-20 House race.
 OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NY-21Incumbent:Michael McNulty  (D)
 
 Michael McNulty has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 95 percent of the time.
 Go to Michael McNulty’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):Warren Redlich (R)
NY-22Incumbent:Maurice Hinchey  (D)
 
 Maurice Hinchey has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 99 percent of the time.
 Go to Maurice Hinchey ’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):William Brenner (R)
NY-23Incumbent:John McHugh (R)
 
 John McHugh has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 45 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Robert Johnson (D)
NY-24Open race  
  
Candidate(s):Michael Arcuri  (D)
 
 Go to Michael Arcuri’s campaign website.
  
 Raymond Meier (R)
   
 Learn more about the NY-24 House race.
 OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NY-25Incumbent:James Walsh  (R)
 James Walsh has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 66 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Dan Maffei  (D)
 
 Go to Dan Maffei’s campaign website.
  
 Learn more about the NY-25 House race.
 OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NY-26Incumbent:Thomas Reynolds (R)
 Thomas Reynolds has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 88 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Jack Davis  (D)
 
 Go to Jack Davis’s campaign website.
   
 Learn more about the NY-26 House race.
 OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.
NY-27Incumbent:Brian Higgins  (D)
 
 Brian Higgins has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 87 percent of the time.
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Challenger(s):Michael McHale (R)
NY-28Incumbent:Louise Slaughter (D)
 
 Louise Slaughter has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting right on working family issues 97 percent of the time.
 Go to Louise Slaughter’s campaign website.
  
Challenger(s):John Donnelly (R)
NY-29Incumbent:Randy Kuhl  (R)
 Randy Khul  has a lifetime AFL-CIO congressional voting record of voting wrong on working family issues 67 percent of the time.
  
Challenger(s):Eric Massa (D)
 
 Go to Eric Massa’s campaign website.
   
 Learn more about the NY-29 House race.
 OpenSecrets: Campaign Finance Profile.


Other Endorsements  
 
Lieutenant Governor :
  David Patterson (D)
  Go to Spitzer-Patterson ’s campaign website.

 

 

  
 

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