A relative of two New York City politicians has pleaded guilty to charges that he embezzled $115,000 from a taxpayer-funded nonprofit group, then shared some of the ill-gotten gains with his lawmaking kin. Richard Izquierdo-Arroyo is the grandson of New York Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo and the nephew of City Council member Maria del Carmen Arroyo. [...]
A poll shows that a New York state senator trying to reclaim the seat he was expelled from last month is trailing by a large margin ahead of Tuesday’s special election in Queens. The Siena College poll finds that only 15 percent of likely voters support former Sen. Hiram Monserrate. He originally won the seat [...]
New York Republican Rick Lazio’s lackluster gubernatorial campaign has propelled some members of his own party to court a Democrat to switch sides and lead the charge against likely Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo this fall. Top Republican officials are scheduled to meet Tuesday with Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy in Albany, signaling a lack of [...]
Representative Eric J. Massa, a freshman Democrat from upstate New York who faces an investigation after being accused of harassing a male aide, said Friday that he would resign next week. Mr. Massa was reported to the House ethics committee last month after a member of his Congressional staff accused him of harassment, according to [...]
State Sen. John DeFrancisco announced today he will run for a 10th term in office this year. “I can say unequivocally this is not the time (to retire),” DeFrancisco said from his campaign headquarters at 321 W. Onondaga St., flanked by dozens of supporters. DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992, [...]
Rep. Charles Rangel’s ongoing ethics probe is taking a serious toll – on his campaign war chest. In the last three months of 2009 alone, Rangel shelled out $574,348 on lawyers, according to his latest federal election filings. That’s 84% of his total campaign spending during the same period. Ever since Rangel ran afoul of [...]
Governor David Paterson’s financial readiness for an election challenge is reportedly even more troubled than the numbers first appeared. The Daily News says that of the $3 million Paterson has on hand in his war chest, only $620,000 is available for a potential primary. It’s reportedly not even enough to buy one-week’s worth of television [...]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is getting fundraising help from President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager as she faces a possible primary challenge from Harold Ford Jr. David Plouffe will be the featured speaker at a Feb. 22 breakfast fundraiser at a yet-to-be-determined New York City law firm, according to the Gillibrand campaign. Plouffe led Obama’s winning [...]
As Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo readies his candidacy for governor, one industry is helping him amass a huge fund-raising advantage: real estate. New records show that even as the industry has confronted its worst crisis in decades, developers, construction executives and real estate lobbyists have given millions of dollars to Mr. Cuomo, providing one [...]
State Assemblywoman Annie Rabbitt plans to launch her re-election campaign during a fundraiser Thursday. “I feel like I make a difference. I think I really understand – being a business owner, a wife and mother – what the demands are of the average New Yorker,” she said. Rabbitt, R-C-Greenwood Lake, represents District 97, which includes [...]
