Eyebrows are being raised in Queens Democratic circles today after word went out that Queens Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. was honored last night for a “leadership award” by the Queens Conservative Party.
Vallone is exploring a run for the Queens borough presidency or the district attorney after he is term-limited out in 2013.
“Why would Read More
PLATTSBURGH—For Mike Long, chairman of the New York State Conservative Party, a win for Doug Hoffman in the race to replace John McHugh would be worth more than just a seat in Congress.
“Whether Hoffman wins or not, the Conservative Party has clearly driven the action in that race,” said Bruce Gyory, a political Read More
ALBANY—Less than 24 hours after her designation as the Republican candidate to replace John McHugh in Congress, Assemblywoman DeDe Scozzafava is about to get a challenge from the right.
"I did call up Mike Long, and Shaun Marie Lavine. Clearly they are not backing DeDe Scozzafava," said Jim Kelly, a Conservative Party Read More
ALBANY—Less than 24 hours after her designation as the Republican candidate to replace John McHugh in Congress, Assemblywoman DeDe Scozzafava is about to get a challenge from the right.
“I did call up Mike Long, and Shaun Marie Lavine. Clearly they are not backing DeDe Scozzafava,” said Jim Kelly, a Conservative Party operative from Read More
ALBANY—New York State Conservative Party chair Mike Long is disgusted.
"I think I have a real problem with both sides of the aisle with what they did. It cost the taxpayers $5 million for the circus and shenanigans that went on," said Long, the chairman of the State Conservative Party. "It wasn't about Read More
ALBANY—New York State Conservative Party chair Mike Long is disgusted.
“I think I have a real problem with both sides of the aisle with what they did. It cost the taxpayers $5 million for the circus and shenanigans that went on,” said Long, the chairman of the State Conservative Party. “It wasn’t about trying Read More
ALBANY—About 400 people attended last night’s Conservative Party dinner at the Sheraton in midtown, including Erie County Executive Chris Collins.
It was Collins’ first appearance at the dinner, Chairman Mike Long said, and he was seated at the head dais. Also up front was Rick Lazio, the former congressman who lost the 2000 Senate Read More
ALBANY—About 400 people attended last night's Conservative Party dinner at the Sheraton in midtown, including Erie County Executive Chris Collins.
It was Collins' first appearance at the dinner, Chairman Mike Long said, and he was seated at the head dais. Also up front was Rick Lazio, the former congressman who lost the Read More
Michael Bloomberg, the Democrat-turned-Republican who swore off the concept of party membership altogether in the summer of 2007, is now set to seek re-election this fall as the official candidate of the Republican Party. He will also run as the standard-bearer of the Independence Party and, if he gets his way, the Working Families Party. Read More
Mike Bloomberg: Independent, except for all the party Read More
