Yesterday, Jon Cooper was coy about who had arranged the decisive Capitol Hill dinner with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that led him to stand down from a primary challenge and endorse her candidacy.
Now that it’s all behind him, Mr. Cooper said he’s gotten permission to reveal that it was Andrew Tobias, treasurer for Read More
In a union hall in Mineola this afternoon, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand waited in a backroom while her would-be challenger Jon Cooper–a Suffolk County legislator who was the last elected official to publicly consider running–announced that he won’t be going up against her in the Democratic primary next year. After Mr. Cooper’s speech, Senator Read More
In her quest to sew up the Democratic nomination without a primary, Kirsten Gillibrand keeps trotting out the endorsements. Today she announced the support of Representative Jerrold Nadler, who had wondered aloud about Ms. Gillibrand’s appointment back in January.
So while Jon Cooper continues to mull a last-gasp primary challenge to Ms. Read More
ALBANY—Representative Jerry Nadler, the “progressive champion” whose district spans the West Side and Brooklyn, endorsed Kirsten Gillibrand’s election bid.
“From protecting a woman’s right to choose and standing up for issues of pressing concern to the LGBT community, to fighting for a robust public health insurance option and protecting our environment by working to reduce Read More
Jon Cooper says he saw “the first red flag” back in January, as he sat in his home in Glen Cove with his spouse, Rob, watching David Paterson introduce Kirsten Gillibrand as the state’s new junior U.S. senator.
“Rob said, ‘Isn’t that Al D’Amato standing next to Gillibrand?’”
For Mr. Cooper, the 54-year-old Read More
Steve Israel’s decision to abandon a potential primary challenge to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was apparently the trigger for some members of the New York Congressional delegation to coalesce around the incumbent, as Gillibrand’s campaign rolled out endorsements today from representatives Yvette Clarke and Michael McMahon (as well as from State Senate Majority Leader Read More
Add Jon Cooper, a Suffolk County legislator, to the list of Democrats who say they’re considering running a primary against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Cooper sent out a statement saying he filed an exploratory committee for the office.
"The problems faced by suburban and rural communities along with urban centers call for a Read More
