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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline (Major Parties): July 13, 2006
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 22, 2006
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): September 26, 2006
Primary: September 12, 2006
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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
(VOP) = Voice of the People - (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 November 2, 2006
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR
& LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note:
Governor & Lt. Governor nominees run together on tickets in the
General Election.)
[ George
Pataki (R)* - Retiring in 2006. ]
[&
Mary Donohue
(R)* - Retiring in 2006. ]
John Faso (R/C) - Ex-State
Assembly Minority Leader, Attorney & '02 State Comptroller
Nominee
& C.
Scott Vanderhoef (R/C) - Rockland County Executive, Attorney
& Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Eliot
Spitzer (D/IP/WF) - Attorney General
& David
Paterson (D/IP/WF) - State Senate Minority Leader
Malachy McCourt (G)
- Author, Screenwriter, Actor & Progressive Activist
& Alison
Duncan (G) - Pre-Med Student, Audiovisual Technician &
Green Activist
John Clifton (LIBT)
- Ex-State Party Chair, Social Worker, Navy Veteran & '00
US Senate Nominee
& Don
Silberger (LIBT) - College Professor, '04 US Senate Nominee
& '98 Lt. Governor Nominee
Maura DeLuca (SWP) - Garment Worker & Communist Political
Organizer
& Ben
O'Shaughnessy (SWP) - College Student & Communist Political
Organizer
Bill Murawski (Write-In)
- Journalist, Public Access TV Show Producer & Frequent Candidate
& Donald Winkfield
(Write-In) - Journalist
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2006.
STATE
COMPTROLLER:
Alan
Hevesi (D/IP/WF)*
J. Christopher Callaghan
(R/C) - Saratoga County Treasurer & Ex-Financial Analyst
Julia Willebrand
(G) - Educator, Progressive Activist & '01 NYC Mayor Candidate
John Cain (LIBT)
- Insurance Broker & Ex-Democratic Activist
Willie Cotton (SWP) - Journalist, Communist Political Organizer
& '04 Congressional Candidate
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[ Eliot
Spitzer (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2006. ]
Andrew Cuomo (D/WF) - Ex-US
Housing Secretary, Attorney & '02 Governor Candidate
Jeanine Pirro (R/C/IP)
- Westchester County District Attorney & Ex-County Judge
Chris Garvey
(LIBT) - Attorney & '98 Governor Nominee
Rachel Treichler (G)
- Attorney, Ex-Bookstore Owner & '02 Congressional Nominee
Martin Koppel (SWP) - Journalist, Communist Political Organizer
& Frequent Candidate
Carl Person (Write-In)
- Attorney
STATE
LEGISLATURE:
State Assembly
(Republican Caucus)
State Senate (Democratic
Caucus)
U.S.
SENATOR:
Hillary
Rodham Clinton (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
John Spencer (R/C)
- Ex-Yonkers Mayor, Substance-Abuse Consultant, Ex-Banker &
Vietnam Veteran
Howie Hawkins (G)
- Green Party US Co-Founder, Leftist Activist & Frequent Candidate
Kathleen "K.T."
McFarland (Jobs) - Ex-Deputy Asst. Defense Secretary, Ex-Congressional
Aide & Republican
Jeff Russell (LIBT)
- Retiree & LP Activist
Bill Van
Auken (Socialist Equality) - Journalist, Socialist Activist
& '04 Presidential Nominee
Roger Calero (SWP) - Journalist, Communist Political Organizer
& '04 Presidential Nominee
Chuck
Schumer (D)* - (Campaign
Site) - Next Election in 2010.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Tim
Bishop (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Italo Zanzi (R/C) - VP
of Major League Baseball, Attorney & Ex-Pro Soccer Player
District
2:
Steve
Israel (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
John Bugler (R/C) - Retired Engineer,
Navy Veteran, '90 Nominee & '04 Assembly Nominee
District
3:
Pete
King (R/C/IP)*
Dave Mejias (D/WF)
- Nassau County Legislator & Attorney
Rocco Calise (People's)
District
4:
Carolyn
McCarthy (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Marty Blessinger
(R/C) - Ex-Police Officer & Conservative Party Activist
District
5:
Gary
Ackerman (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
6:
Gregory Meeks (D)*
District
7:
Joe
Crowley (D/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Kevin Brawley (R/C) - Frequent Candidate
District
8:
Jerrold
Nadler (D/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Eleanor Friedman (R)
Dennis
Adornato (C) - Realtor & Ex-Pro Boxer
District
9:
Anthony
Weiner (D/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
10:
Ed
Towns (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jonathan Anderson (R)
Ernest Johnson (C)
Eric Spruiell (WF)
District
11:
[ Major
Owens (D)* - Retiring in 2006. ]
Yvette Clarke (D/WF)
- NYC Councilwoman, Ex-Business Development Executive & '04 Candidate
Steve Finger (R/LIBT)
- Physician
Mariana Blume (C) - Ex-GOP District Leader & '04 Nominee
Ollie McClean (Freedom)
Nancy Boyasko (SWP/Write-In)
District
12:
Nydia
Velazquez (D/WF)*
Allan Romaguera (R/C) - '04 Assembly Nominee & '02 State Sen.
Nominee
District
13:
Vito
Fossella (R/C/IP)* - (Campaign
Site)
Steve Harrison (D/WF)
- Attorney & Community Activist
District
14:
Carolyn
Maloney (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Danniel Maio (R) - Cartographer
& Frequent Candidate
District
15:
Charlie
Rangel (D/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Edward
Daniels (R) - Paralegal, USAF Veteran & '02/'04 State
Assembly Nominee
District
16:
Jose
Serrano (D/WF)*
Ali Mohamed (R/C) - '04 Nominee
District
17:
Eliot
Engel (D/WF)*
Jim Faulkner (R/C/IP)
- Home Improvement Contractor & USCG Veteran
District
18:
Nita
Lowey (D/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Richard Hoffman (R/C)
- Banker & '04 Nominee
David Prunier (Independent)
- Internet Consultant, Community Activist & Ex-Republican
District
19:
Sue
Kelly (R/C/IP)* - (Campaign
Site)
John Hall (D)
- Ex-Ulster County Legislator, Ex-Saugerties School Board Member
& Musician
District
20:
John
Sweeney (R/C/IP)* - (Campaign
Site)
Kirsten
Gillibrand (D/WF) - Attorney, Ex-US Housing Official &
Community Activist
Eric Sundwall (LIBT)
- Businessman & Ex-NY Conservative Party Activist
District
21:
Mike
McNulty (D/C/IP/WF)*
Warren Redlich (R/LIBT)
- Attorney, GOP Activist & '04 Nominee
District
22:
Maurice
Hinchey (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
23:
John
McHugh (R/C/IP)*
Bob Johnson (D/WF)
- Surgeon, Retired Army Officer & '04 Nominee
District
24:
[ Sherwood
"Sherry" Boehlert (R)* - Retiring in 2006. ]
Ray Meier (R/C)
- State Sen., Ex-Oneida County Executive, Attorney & Army
Veteran
Mike Arcuri (D/IP/WF)
- Oneida County District Attorney
Mike Sylvia (LIBT) -
FedEx Courier
District
25:
Jim
Walsh (R/C/IP)* - (Campaign
Site)
Dan Maffei (D/WF)
- Ex-Congressional Aide, Businessman & Democratic Activist
District
26:
Tom
Reynolds (R/C)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jack Davis (D/IP/WF)
- Manufacturer, USCG Veteran & '04 Nominee
District
27:
Brian
Higgins (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Michael McHale (R)
- Attorney
District
28:
Louise
Slaughter (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
John Donnelly (R/C)
- Tonawanda Town Councilor
District
29:
John
"Randy" Kuhl (R/C/IP)* - (Campaign
Site)
Eric Massa (D/WF)
- Retired Naval Officer & Ex-Aide to Gen. Wesley Clark
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
New York State Integrity
Party
Liberal Party of New York
Libertarian Party of New York
New York State Republican Party
New York Right To Life
Party
School Choice
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 Sun
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
PoliticsWNY.com
Rome Sentinel
Schenectady Daily Gazette
Smithtown News
Staten Island Advance
Sullivan County Democrat
Syracuse Herald-Journal & Post-Standard
- (Election News)
Syracuse New Times
Troy Record
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News
Westchester Today
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