ALBANY—There are now more Democrats living in State Senator Brian Foley's district, according to an analysis by his party's campaign committee, which should be welcome news for the freshman legislator.
Shams Tarek at the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee wrote to say that, according to a mid-July update of the voter file maintained by the Read More
Democratic Senator John Sampson said the shape of the senate districts on Long Island will “change substantially” and predicted “there will be an African-American elected to the State Senate on Long Island.”
“So there’s going to be substantial change when it comes to redistricting,” Sampson said, speaking on 1600 WWRL with host Errol Read More
The score stands at 31-29.
That's the tally oin the State Senate, with Republicans holding a one-seat lead, a razor-thin hold on the chamber that the party has controlled for almost all of the last 70 years.
In past election cycles, the overall contest has come down to a few competitive districts. This year, Read More
Here's a sign Brian Foley is counting on coattails, among other things, in his effort to unseat incumbent Republican State Senator Caesar Trunzo.
The other side of the flier features Foley's face, some of his positions ("cut property taxes," "lower health care costs") and includes a familiar tagline: "The Change We Need."
A new poll from Siena College [PDF] of six key State Senate races show Democrats on the verge of ousting an incumbent on Long Island, and successfully defending a seat in Erie County, but losing in Buffalo–and possibly even in Queens.
If the results of the Siena poll hold on Election Day, Democrats Read More
Republican State Senator Caesar Trunzo has been in Albany since 1972, but, according to transcripts of public comments in the State Senate chambers, he hasn't said a word in two years.
The official transcripts were provided to me by a Democratic source. (The latest transcript, from May 28, is here. You can click through Read More
From intern Lydia DePillis:
Endorsements in the Long Island State Senate race between incumbent Republican Caesar Trunzo and his Democratic challenger, Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley, show a divide among the state's environmental groups about long-term goals and how to accomplish them.The New York League of Conservation Voters is not only Read More
Although he's only 29 years old, Jimmy Dahroug has reason to be improbably jaded.
The former State Senate candidate recently had to abandon his third bid to unseat longtime incumbent Caesar Trunzo, more or less because it had become logistically impossible for him to win.
“The point was to beat Caesar Trunzo," he Read More
The New York League of Conservation Voters is out with their first ad against Republican State Senator Caesar Trunzo of Suffolk County. The ad buy, according to a spokesman, could be as high as $75,000 in the local media market.
“Trunzo? Hasn’t he been in office since the last energy crisis back in Read More
[img_assist|nid=68|title=Hillary Clinton with Brian Foley|desc=(courtesy of the Foley campaign)|link=none|align=left|width=420|height=332]Democratic State Senate candidate Brian Foley announced he’s been endorsed by Clinton, saying “together, we can bring change to Albany – change that will make a real difference.”
Speaking of change, anybody keeping count of the number of Democrats touting their support of (or from) Barack Read More
