ALBANY—Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, the highest-ranking elected Republican in the state, refused to express support for Joe Mondello for another term as chairman of the Republican State Committee.
"I can support a whole group of different people, of which he is one," Skelos said at a press conference.
Earlier this year, Skelos Read More
–Compiled by Azi Paybarah and Jimmy Vielkind
ALBANY—Maybe he just doesn't like to golf.
GOP Chairman Joe Mondello was a no-show last week at the annual Chairman's Cup golf outing in Albany, an annual fund-raising event for a party that is in a somewhat chaotic state at the moment.
He's also not at the Senate Republican Campaign Committee's tournament, at Read More
ALBANY—About 90 minutes after I posted this story about Ed Cox making a run for Republican state chairman, I got a call from Bill Nojay, a talk show host in Rochester, who said the gears are very much in motion.
"There are a lot of county chairmen and party activists across New York State Read More
ALBANY—Republicans sources say that Ed Cox, the son-in-law of Richard Nixon and a longtime party activist, is now gauging support for a bid to become the state G.O.P. chairman.
"He has been approached by several party leaders and donors about running," Tom Basile, one of Cox's advisers, said.
I've heard from several prominent Republicans that Read More
ALBANY—There's news from Western New York that Henry Wojtaszek, the chairman of the Niagara County Republican Committee, is leaving his job at the law firm Harris Beach in preparation for a run at Joe Mondello's seat as chair of the state party.
"I'm exploring a run, but it's a full-time endeavor to get Read More
ALBANY—Republicans are determined not to let the special election in the 23rd Congressional District be a repeat of their against-the-odds loss earlier this year in the 20th District, starting with the selection process.
While the Capitol melted, the Republican State Committee detailed a system of four candidate forums in various parts of the district, Read More
ALBANY—Prominent Republicans around the state have spent the last several days digesting the report of the Eristoff Commission, which outlined an agenda for a stronger party moving forward, talked baldly about past mistakes, and has a recommendation that could be read as a charge against the current state chairman Joe Mondello.
Recommendation 6 would Read More
ALBANY—Add another name to the list of potential Republican gubernatorial candidates: Ed Cox.
I'd heard the Manhattan lawyer's name mentioned as a potential candidate for state party chairman—to replace Joe Mondello—but now people close to Cox are saying that he's looking more toward a run for office, and will leave the chairmanship to someone Read More
ALBANY—Amid calls for state Republican Party chairman Joe Mondello to step down, one of his potential successors will travel to Albany to hold a seminar on online campaigning.
Henry Wojtaszek, chairman of the Niagara County Republican Committee, will conduct the seminar in two weeks' time. It will include speakers addressing topics such as Read More
