A week after two-term Westchester County Executive George Latimer easily won the seat for the 16th Congressional District, Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins announced his candidacy to be his successor. Jenkins, who has served as deputy for the past seven
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Democratic candidates Karen Schleimer and Tom Luzio easily won their races Tuesday for a pair of trustees’ seats on the Mount Kisco Village Board against two first-time candidates. Schleimer, who won her seventh term on the board, collected 2,422 votes
Read MoreIncumbents in state legislature races throughout Westchester and Putnam counties were on their way to victories Tuesday night, most by sizeable margins. State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) defeated Republican challenger Gina Arena in the 40th Senate District, mainly on the
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Republican Congressman Mike Lawler resoundingly defeated Democratic challenger Mondaire Jones Tuesday night to earn a second term to the House of Representatives’ 17th Congressional District. Lawler declared victory at his headquarters in New City, Rockland County shortly after 11 p.m.,
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As the days dwindle before Election Day, supporters and opponents of New York’s contentious Proposition 1 have sought to sway undecided voters at rallies and news conferences throughout the state. The issue has come down mostly along party lines, with
Read MoreRepublican Representative Mike Lawler is facing backlash for attending former President Donald Trump’s controversial rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. In his race against Democrat Mondaire Jones, Lawler has positioned himself as a moderate Republican. The New Castle Democratic
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Mount Kisco Village Board candidate Tom Luzio issued an apology for a two-and-a-half-year-old social media post featuring college photos and a handwritten note with a swastika, saying he hadn’t noticed the image when he posted it but recognized the need
Read MoreThe race for the 94th State Assembly District seat pits incumbent Republican Matt Slater against Boston College senior Zack Couzens, a lifelong Mahopac resident. Slater, 38, is running for a second two-year term in Albany. A graduate of Yorktown High
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The 17th Congressional District election is not only being closely watched in Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties but across the United States as well. The matchup between Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Mondaire Jones is one of a
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In an unusual political move, the left-leaning New York Working Families Party has urged its members to disavow the party’s candidate and vote for Democrat Mondaire Jones in the 17th Congressional District race. Party representatives claim that the race’s Working
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