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The network had its origins in journalist Ben Smith's New York Observer blog, " The Politicker, " which focused on New York state politics. [2] Launched in 2005, the original blog became "the most widely read" blog among political circles. [3] [4] It was called the "Best Local Politics Blog" by The Village Voice, who noted the lively comment ...
David Wildstein (born September 1961) [note 1] is an American businessman, former Republican Party politician, and the founder and editor-in-chief of the New Jersey political news website New Jersey Globe. A former mayor of Livingston, New Jersey, he served as a senior official in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey during the ...
Current members of the U.S. House of Representatives[edit] Main article: New York's congressional districts. 1st district: Nick LaLota (R) (since 2023) 2nd district: Andrew Garbarino (R) (since 2021) 3rd district: Tom Suozzi (D) (since 2024) 4th district: Anthony D'Esposito (R) (since 2023) 5th district: Gregory Meeks (D) (since 1998)
Historically, New York was a swing state, as from its inaugural election in 1792 until the 1984 election, the state voted for the winning candidate all but seven times (1812, 1856, 1868, 1876, 1916, 1948, and 1968). It voted for the winning candidate 86% of the time; however, since 1988, the state has voted Democratic by large margins and ...
New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
Below is a list of U.S. senators who have represented the State of New York in the United States Senate since 1789. The date of the start of the tenure is either the first day of the legislative term (senators who were elected regularly before the term began), or the day when they took the seat (U.S. senators who were elected in special elections to fill vacancies, or after the term began).
For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections. 2022 New York gubernatorial election ← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 → Turnout 47.74% 0.3 pp Nominee Kathy Hochul Lee Zeldin Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Conservative Running mate Antonio Delgado Alison Esposito Popular vote 3,140,415 2,762,581 Percentage 53.20% 46.80% County results Congressional ...
The governor of New York is the head of government of the U.S. state of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New York ...