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DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline (Major Parties): July 2008
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2008
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): September 2008
Primary: September 2008
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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 - (SC) = School Choice - (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 August 17, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL
OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
David
Paterson (D)*
Peter King (R) - Ex-Congressman
Tom Reynolds (R) - Congressman & Ex-State Assemblyman
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Dean Skelos
(R)* - Acting Lieutenant Governor & Senate Majority
Leader
STATE
COMPTROLLER:
Tom
DiNapoli (D)*
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Andrew
Cuomo (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
LEGISLATURE:
State Assembly
(Republican Caucus)
State Senate (Democratic
Caucus)
U.S.
SENATOR:
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
- Next Election in 2012.

Chuck
Schumer (D)* - Next Election in 2010.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Tim Bishop (D/IP/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Lee Zeldin (R/C) - Attorney,
Iraq War Veteran & Ex-State Legislative Aide
District
2:
Steve Israel (D/IP/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Frank Stalzer (R/C)
- Businessman & GOP Activist

District
3:
Pete
King (R/C/IP)*
Robert Previdi (R) - Marketing Executive & Frequent Candidate
Graham Long (D/WF) -
Economic Development Consultant & Ex-White House Intern
District
4:
Carolyn McCarthy
(D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jack Martins (R/C)
- Mineola Mayor & Attorney
District
5:
Gary Ackerman (D/IP/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Liz Berney (R) - Attorney
Gonzalo "Jun"
Policarpio (C) - Retired INS Immigration Inspector & '04
Candidate

District
6:
Gregory Meeks (D/WF)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Ruben Wills (D)
District
7:
Joe Crowley (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
William Britt (R/C) - Bronx Conservative Party Treasurer
District
8:
Jerrold Nadler (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Grace Lin (R/C)
- Financial Executive & GOP Activist
District
9:
Anthony Weiner (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Alfred Donohue (C)

District
10:
Ed Towns (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Kevin Powell
(D) - Journalist, Author & Community Activist
Salvatore Grupico (R/C)
District
11:
Yvette Clarke (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Hugh Carr (R)
Cartrell Gore (C) - Realtor & '00 Nominee
District
12:
Nydia Velazquez (D/WF)*
Allan Romaguera (R/C) - Frequent Candidate

District
13:
[ Vito
Fossella (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Paul Atanasio (R) - Attorney, Retired Banker, USMC Veteran &
'80 Candidate
Carmine Morano (R)
- Insurance Executive & Community Activist
Bob Straniere (R)
- Ex-State Assemblyman
Jamshad "Jim"
Wyne (R) - Physician & GOP Activist
Steve Harrison
(D) - Attorney, Community Activist & '06 Nominee
Mike McMahon
(D/WF) - NYC City Councilor
District
14:
Carolyn Maloney (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Robert Heim (R)
District
15:
Charlie Rangel (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Ed Daniels (R)
- Paralegal, Ex-Federal Employee & Vietnam War Veteran
Martín Koppel (Socialist Workers) - Journalist, Communist
Political Organizer & Frequent Candidate

District
16:
Jose Serrano (D/WF)*
Ali Mohamed (R/C)
District
17:
Eliot Engel (D/IP/WF)*
Robert Goodman (R/C)
District
18:
Nita Lowey (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Jim Russell (R/C)
- College Professor & Ex-Computer Programmer
David Prunier (Independent)
- Internet Consultant, Community Activist & '06 Candidate
District
19:
John
Hall (D/IP/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Kieran Michael Lalor (R/C)
- Iraq War Veteran, Teacher & Conservative Activist

District
20:
Kirsten
Gillibrand (D/WF)* - (Campaign
Site)
Sandy Treadwell (R/C/IP)
- RNC Member, Ex-State GOP Chair, Ex-Secretary of State, Ex-Journalist
& Author
Matt Funicello (Green)
Todd Goldup (Independent)
District
21:
[ Mike
McNulty (D)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Tracey Brooks (D) -
Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Darius Shahinfar (D)
- Ex-Congressional Aide
Phil Steck (D/IP/WF) -
Albany County Legislator, Colonie Town Democratic Chair &
Attorney
Joseph Sullivan (D) - Ex-Albany GOP Chair
Paul Tonko
(D) - State Energy Research and Development Authority President
& Ex-State Assemblyman
Jim Burhmaster (R/C)
- Schenectady County Legislator
Steven Vasquez (R) -
Businessman & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
District
22:
Maurice Hinchey (D/IP/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
George Phillips (R/C)
- Teacher & Ex-Congressional Aide
District
23:
John McHugh (R/C/IP)*
Mike Oot (D/WF)
- Attorney

District
24:
Mike Arcuri (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Richard Hanna (R/C/IP)
- Construction Company Owner & Community Activist
District
25:
[ Jim
Walsh (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Dale Sweetland (R/C)
- Ex-Onondaga County Legislature Chairman
Dan Maffei (D/WF)
- Ex-Congressional Aide, Businessman, Democratic Activist &
'06 Nominee
Howie Hawkins (G/Socialist)
- Green Party US Co-Founder, Leftist Activist & Frequent Candidate
Christina Rosetti (WF)
- Educator & Frequent Candidate
District
26:
[ Tom
Reynolds (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Chris Lee (R/C)
- Businessman
Jack Davis (D) - Manufacturer,
USCG Veteran & '04/'06 Nominee
Alice Kryzan (D)
- Retired Attorney
Jon Powers (D/WF)
- Iraq War Veteran & Teacher
Anthony Fumerelle (IP)

District
27:
Brian Higgins (D/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
Dan Humiston (R/IP)
- Tanning Salon Chain Owner
Harold "Budd"
Schroeder (C) - Retired Public Relations Executive, Army Veteran
& '75 Erie County Executive Candidate
District
28:
Louise Slaughter (D/IP/WF)*
- (Campaign Site)
David Crimmen
(R/C) - Accountant
District
29:
John "Randy" Kuhl (R/C/IP)*
- (Campaign Site)
Eric Massa (D/WF)
- Retired Naval Officer, Ex-Aide to Gen. Wesley Clark & '06
Nominee

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
America
First Party of New York State
Conservative Party of New York
State
New York State Constitution
Party
New York State Democratic Party
Green Party of New York State
Independence Party of New York
Integrity Party of New
York State
New York State Integrity
Party
Liberal Party of New York
Libertarian Party of New York
New York Loyalist Party
New York State Republican Party
New York Right To Life
Party
School Choice
Party
Socialist Party of
New York
Socialist Workers Party
of New York
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)
Chenango County Evening Sun
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 Sun
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
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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