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State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state
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DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline (Major Parties): April 2012
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2012
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): September 2012
Primary: June 26, 2012
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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 • (SWP) = Socialist Workers • (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 February 3, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
Andrew
Cuomo (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Bob
Duffy (D)*
STATE
COMPTROLLER:
Tom DiNapoli (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Eric
Schneiderman (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:
State Assembly
(Republican Caucus)
State Senate
(Democratic Caucus)
U.S.
SENATOR:
Kirsten Gillibrand
(D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Scott Noren (D) -
Dental Surgeon & Army Veteran
George Maragos (R)
- Nassau County Comptroller & Ex-Financial Executive
Jay Townsend (R)
- Political Strategist, Ex-Purdue University Trustee & '10 Nominee
Colia Clark (Green) -
Civil Rights Activist & '10 Nominee
Eric Sundwall (Libertarian)
- Ex-State Party Chair & IT Consultant
Michael Craft (Independent)

Chuck
Schumer (D)* - (Campaign
Site) - Next Election in 2016.
U.S. CONGRESS:
District
1:
Tim Bishop (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Randy Altschuler (R)
- Businessman & '10 Nominee
George Demos
(R) - Attorney & '10 Candidate
Jason Sterling (R)
- Recent Law School Graduate
District
2:
Steve Israel (D)* -
(Campaign Site)

District
3:
Pete
King (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
4:
Carolyn McCarthy (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Frank Scaturro (R)
- Attorney, Law Professor, Author & '10 Candidate
District
5:
Gary Ackerman (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Evergreen
Chou (Green) - Worker, Green Activist & Frequent Candidate

District
6:
Gregory Meeks (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Mike Scala (D)
- Law Student & Computer Programmer
District
7:
Joe Crowley (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Tony Gronowicz (Green) - College Professor, Peace Activist &
Frequent Candidate
District
8:
Jerrold Nadler (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
9:
Bob Turner (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Rory
Lancman (D) - State Assemblyman & Attorney

District
10:
Ed Towns (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Charles Barron
(D/Freedom) - NYC City Councilman, Ex-Black Panther Activist,
Community Organizer & '10 Gov. Candidate
Hakeem Jeffries (D)
- State Assemblyman & Attorney
District
11:
Yvette Clarke (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
12:
Nydia Velazquez (D)*
Erik
Martin Dilan (D) - NYC City Councilman
Dan O'Connor (D)
- Libertarian Activist

District
13:
Michael Grimm (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Alex Borgognone (D)
- Pizza Shop Co-Owner & Ex-Bakery Owner
Michael
Cusick (D) - State Assemblyman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Vincent Gentile (D)
- NYC City Councilman & Ex-State Sen.
Mike McMahon (D) - Ex-Congressman
Mark Murphy (D) - Ex-NYC Council Aide & Son of Ex-Congressman
John Murphy
Domenic Recchia (D) - NYC City
Councilman, Ex-Brooklyn School Board Member & Attorney
Richard Reichard (D) - Ex-Staten Island Democratic Chair
Debi Rose (D) - NYC
City Councilwoman & Ex-University Official
Hank Bardel (Green)
- Retired City Parks Department Supervisor & Frequent Candidate
District
14:
Carolyn Maloney (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
15:
Charlie Rangel (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Adriano Espaillat (D) - State Sen.
Joyce Johnson (D) - Retired
Corporate Executive, Ex-NYC Mayoral Aide & Democratic Activist
Vincent Morgan (D) -
Banker, Ex-Congressional Aide & '10 Candidate
Clyde Williams (D) - Ex-Clinton White House Aide & Democratic
Activist

District
16:
Jose Serrano (D)*
District
17:
Eliot Engel (D)*
District
18:
Nita Lowey (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Mark Rosen (R)
- Human Resources Executive, Afghan War Veteran & Army Reserve
Officer
District
19:
Nan
Hayworth (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Matt Alexander (D)
- Wappingers Falls Village Mayor, Antique Store Owner & Accountant
Rich Becker (D) -
Cortlandt Town Councilman & Physician
Sean Eldridge (D)
- LGBT Activist & Philanthropist
Mike Kaplowitz (D)
- Westchester County Legislator, Attorney & '10 State Sen.
Nominee
Margo Miller (D) - Democratic Activist
Tom Wilson (D) - Tuxedo Park
Mayor & Financial Executive

District
20:
Chris Gibson (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Scott Murphy (D) - Ex-Congressman & Venture Capitalist
Joel Tyner (D) - Dutchess
County Legislator & Teacher
District
21:
Paul Tonko (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
District
22:
[ Maurice
Hinchey (D)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Mike Hein (D) - Ulster
County Executive
Julian Schriebman (D) - Ex-Ulster County Democratic Chair &
Attorney
Tom Engel (R) -
Attorney & Ex-Journalist
George Phillips
(R) - Teacher, Ex-Congressional Aide & '08/'10 Nominee
District
23:
Bill Owens (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Matt Doheny (R)
- Attorney, Investment Banker & '10 Nominee
Kellie Greene (R)
- Tea Party Activist
Doug Hoffman (R) - Accountant, Community Activist, Army Veteran
& '09/'10 Candidate
Tim Stampfler (R) - Corrections Officer & '10 Plattsburgh
City Council Candidate
Donald Hassig (Green) - Environmental Activist & '02 Nominee

District
24:
Richard Hanna (R)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Mike Arcuri (D) - Ex-Congressman & Ex-Oneida County District Attorney
District
25:
Ann Marie Buerkle (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Dan Maffei (D)
- Ex-Congressman, Ex-Congressional Aide & Businessman
Brianne Murphy (D)
- Attorney & Lobbyist
District
26:
Kathy
Hochul (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
David Bellavia (R)
- Iraq War Veteran, Non-Profit Group Executive, Tea Party Activist
& '11 Candidate
Jack Davis (R/Tea) - Manufacturer,
Engineer, USCG Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Dorollo Nixon Jr.
(R) - Attorney & Ex-Christian Missionary

District
27:
Brian Higgins (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
District
28:
Louise
Slaughter (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Andrew Decker (R)
- Financial Executive
District
29:
Tom
Reed (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Matt Zeller (D) - Afghan War Veteran, Businessman & '10 Nominee

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
America
First Party of New York State
Conservative Party of New York
State
Constitution Party
of New York
New York State Democratic Party
Freedom Party of New York
State
Green Party of New York State
Independence Party
of New York
Liberal Party of New York
Libertarian Party of New York
New York Loyalist Party
Rent Is Too Damn High
Party
New York State Republican Party
New York Right To Life
Party
Socialist Party of
New York
Socialist Workers Party
of New York
New York State Taxpayers
Party
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)
Capital Tonight
Chenango County Evening Sun
City Hall News
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 Times -
(Politics
Section)
New York Village Voice
New York Wired
News-12 New York (Cablevision
- Long Island/Bronx/Westchester)
NY1: News
Oswego Palladium-Times
PolitickerNY.com
PoliticsWNY.com

Rome Sentinel
Schenectady Daily Gazette
Smithtown News
Staten Island Advance
Sullivan County Democrat
Syracuse Post-Standard
- (Election News)
Syracuse New Times
Troy Record
Urban Elephants
Watertown Daily
News
Westchester Today
WRBW TV-16 (WB - Rochester)

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