NEW YORK

Your complete directory of New York candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): July 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2010
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): September 2010
Primary: September 14, 2010

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POLITICAL PARTY LEGEND:
(D) = Democrat - (R) = Republican - (C) = Conservative - (CNST) = Constitution
(G) = Green - (IP) = Independence Party - (I) = Independent/No Party - (Ind) - Independent
(L) = Liberal - (LIBT) = Libertarian - (NL) = Natural Law - (RTL) = Right to Life -
(SJ) = Save Jobs - (SC) = School Choice - (SWP) = Socialist Workers
(WF) = Working Families

Note: New York law permits "fusion" candidates (i.e., individuals who
concurrently seek an office as a candidate of more than one party).

This page was last updated on January 27, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
David Paterson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Andrew Cuomo (D) - Attorney General & Ex-US Housing Secretary
Steve Levy (D) - Suffolk County Executive, Ex-State Assemblyman, Attorney & Anti-Immigration Activist
John Cahill (R) - Attorney & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Chris Collins (R) - Erie County Executive & Businessman
Ed Cox (R) - Attorney & Son-in-Law of President Nixon
Ken Goewey (R) - Ex-Auto Dealership Owner & Alternative Medicine Advocate
Emil Henry Jr. (R) - Ex-Wall Street Executive & Ex-Asst US Treasury Secretary
Rick Lazio (R) - Ex-Congressman, Attorney & '00 US Sen. Nominee
George Pataki (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Attorney

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Richard Ravitch (D)*

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Tom DiNapoli (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kristin Davis (D) - Escort Service Madam
Eliot Spitzer (D) - Ex-Governor & Ex-Attorney General

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Andrew Cuomo (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Richard Brodsky (D) - State Assemblyman & Attorney
John "Sean" Coffey (D) - Attorney & Retired Navy Officer
Tom Suozzi (D) - Nassau County Executive, Ex-Glen Cove Mayor, Attorney & '06 Governor Candidate
Dan Donovan (R) - Staten Island District Attorney
Marc Mukasey (R) - Attorney & Son of Ex-US Attorney Michael Mukasey

U.S. SENATOR:

REGULAR ELECTION - 2010:
Chuck Schumer (D)*
Randy Credico (D) - Comedian & Drug Legalization Activist
Lumies Huff (D) - '08 State Assembly Candidate
Martin Chicon (R/C) - GOP Activist & Frequent Candidate

SPECIAL ELECTION - 2010:
Kirsten Gillibrand (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Harold Ford Jr. (D/Independent) - Ex-Tennessee Congressman & Democratic Leadership Council Chair
Steve Israel (D) - Congressman
Scott Noren (D) - Oral Surgeon & Army Veteran
Jonathan Tasini (D) - Ex-National Writers Union President, Labor Union Organizer & '06 Candidate
Mike Balboni (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Attorney & Lobbyist
Bruce Blakeman (R/C/IP) - Ex-Port Authority Commissioner, Ex-Nassau County Legislator, Attorney & '98 State Comptroller Nominee
David Malpass (R) - Economist
Marc Mukasey (R) - Attorney & Son of Ex-US Attorney Michael Mukasey
George Pataki (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Attorney
Jacques Ditte (C) - Businessman, Ex-Radio Talk Show Host & Tea Party Activist

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Tim Bishop (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Randy Altschuler (R) - Businessman
George Demos (R) - Attorney

District 2:
Steve Israel (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Anthony Tolda (R/C) - Financial Consultant
David Dileo (Independent) - Ex-Teacher

District 3:
Pete King (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Carolyn McCarthy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Frank Scaturro (R) - Attorney, Law Professor & Author
Peter Zinno (R) - Retired Educator

District 5:
Gary Ackerman (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Gregory Meeks (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Joe Crowley (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Jerrold Nadler (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steven Leiner (Independent)

District 9:
Anthony Weiner (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Ed Towns (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kevin Powell (D) - Journalist, Author, Community Activist & '08 Candidate

District 11:
Yvette Clarke (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Nydia Velazquez (D)*
Bruce Hirschfeld (D)

District 13:
Mike McMahon (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Allegretti (R) - Environmenal Policy Advocate & Ex-Aide to NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg
Mike Grimm (R) - Businessman, Ex-FBI Agent & Gulf War Veteran
Hank Bardel (Green) - Retired City Parks Department Supervsor & Frequent Candidate

District 14:
Carolyn Maloney (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Reshma Saujani (D) - Attorney & Community Activist

District 15:
Charlie Rangel (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Vincent Morgan (D) - Banker & Ex-Congressional Aide
Adam Clayton Powell IV (D) - State Assemblyman, Ex-NYC City Councilman, Attorney & '94 Candidate
Michel Faulkner (R)

District 16:
Jose Serrano (D)*

District 17:
Eliot Engel (D)*

District 18:
Nita Lowey (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 19:
John Hall (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Neil DiCarlo (R) - Wall Street Executive
Thomas DeChiaro (R) - Winery CEO
Nan Hayworth (R) - Physician
Vincent Leibell (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Putnam County Attorney & Navy Veteran
John MacEnroe (R) - Army Veteran
David McFadden (R) - Ex-Tuxedo Park Mayor, Businessman & Architect

District 20:
Scott Murphy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Faso (R) - Ex-State Assembly Minority Leader, Attorney, '06 Gov. Nominee & '02 State Comptroller Nominee
Dan Stec (R) - Queensbury Town Supervisor
Jim Tedisco (R) - State Assembly Minority Leader, Ex-Schenectady City Councilman, Educator & '09 Nominee

District 21:
Paul Tonko (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 22:
Maurice Hinchey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
George Phillips (R) - Teacher, Ex-Congressional Aide & '08 Nominee

District 23:
Bill Owens (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Will Barclay (R) - State Assemblyman, Attorney & Businessman
Matt Doheny (R) - Attorney
Doug Hoffman (R/C) - Accountant, Community Activist, Army Veteran & '09 Candidate
Paul Maroun (R) - Franklin County Legislator, Attorney & Navy Veteran

District 24:
Mike Arcuri (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Logan Bell (R) - Construction Contractor & USMC Veteran
Richard Hanna (R) - Construction Executive & '08 Nominee

District 25:
Dan Maffei (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Bertran (R/C/IP) - Onondaga Conservative Party Chair, Retired College Professor & Anti-Tax Activist
Mark Bitz (R) - Businessman & Ex-Turkey Farmer
Ann Marie Buerkle (R) - Assistant State Attorney General & Ex-Syracuse City Councilor
David Gay (R) - Ron Paul Campaign Activist & '08 Candidate

District 26:
Chris Lee (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 27:
Brian Higgins (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 28:
Louise Slaughter (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 29:
Eric Massa (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tom Reed (R) - Corning Mayor

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

America First Party of New York State
Conservative Party of New York State
New York State Constitution Party
New York State Democratic Party
Green Party of New York State
Independence Party of New York
Integrity Party of New York State
Liberal Party of New York
Libertarian Party of New York
New York Loyalist Party
New York State Republican Party
New York Right To Life Party
Socialist Party of New York
Socialist Workers Party of New York
Working Families Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Albany Times Union
Amsterdam Recorder
Buffalo Artvoice (Alternative)
Buffalo News
Buzzsaw Haircut (Ithaca College)
Chenango County Evening Sun
Daily Orange (Syracuse University)
East Hampton Independent
East Hampton Star
Elmira Star-Gazette
Empire Page Politics
Genesee Country Express
Glens Falls Post-Star
Gloversville Leader-Herald
Hamilton County News
Hillsdale Independent
Honeoye Falls Sentinel
Ithaca Times
LGNY (NYC - Gay & Lesbian)
Little Falls Evening Times
Livingston County Lake and Valley Clarion
LIPolitics.com (Long Island)
Medina Journal-Register
Middletown Cable TV-6
Middletown Times-Herald Record
New York City Gotham Gazette
New York Daily News
New York Law Journal
New York Magazine
New York Newsday - (Politics Section)
New York Observer - (Politics Section)
New York Post
New York Press (Alternative)
New York Times - (Politics Section)
New York Village Voice
New York Wired
News-12 New York (Cablevision - Long Island/Bronx/Westchester)
NY1: News
Oswego Palladium-Times
PolitickerNY.com
PoliticsWNY.com
Rome Sentinel
Schenectady Daily Gazette
Smithtown News
Staten Island Advance
Sullivan County Democrat
Syracuse Post-Standard - (Election News)
Syracuse New Times
Troy Record
Urban Elephants
Watertown Daily News
Westchester Today
WRBW TV-16 (WB - Rochester)

Jacob Katz - Syosset, New York

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