Candidate Vs. Incumbent Thread

[mike rossi]

Incumbent George Maziarz drops out of 62nd  Senate District race. Apparently Gia Arnold gathered enough petitions to run in the primary, however the republican party is not endorsing her, they are endorsing Rob Ortt, the current mayor of N. Tonawanda. Arnold says she is still going to run in the primary against the republican endorsee.

 

So, we need to send questionnaires/surveys  to Arnold; Ortt; and any democrats who are also running for the state senate 62nd district...

 

Here is an article about Ortts announcement he is running:

http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/politics/753135/north-tonawanda-mayor-announces-run-for-state-senate/

Edited July 16, 2014 by mike rossi

[mike rossi]

_{Others need to begin pitching in. I found some more information.}

 

_{Robert Sweeney Assembly District 11, who headed the assembly environmental conservation committee is retiring. So does anyone know who will become the new chairmen?  His district averages 32,000 voting democrats and 17,000 voting republicans. No official candidates but the republicans are indicating their candidate might be Shawn Cullinane or Nick Lalota. (Is that the guy who got busted dumping bird carcasses?). The Democrats say they may endorse either Thomas Donnelley, Jacqueline Gordon, or Tony Martinez.} 

 

_{Consult the below map to see if you vote in this district:}

_{http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Robert-K-Sweeney/map/}

[mike rossi]

Harry Weisenberg, Assembly District 20, is also retiring. I have no information on candidates, so hopefully someone else will post them as a reply to this post.

 

Consult the below map to see if you vote in this district:

http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Harvey-Weisenberg/map/

 

[Waldershrek]

I think more hunters/ gun owners are motivated to vote this year than ever before but  I STILL run into people that have no clue about the SAFE Act which boggles my mind. Thankfully I have Finch and Seward, some of the best guys in Albany but hopefully you guys in questionable districts can help get rid of some of these bums!

[mike rossi]

Here is an example of how candidates are evaluated and rated by the Sportsmen and Animal Owners Voting Alliance. As I said several times, someone should take up this project for NY state reps, I am not going to.

 

Questionnaire:  http://saova.org/2010question.html

 

Ratings:  http://saova.org/2012endorse.html

 

[mike rossi]

I think more hunters/ gun owners are motivated to vote this year than ever before but  I STILL run into people that have no clue about the SAFE Act which boggles my mind. Thankfully I have Finch and Seward, some of the best guys in Albany but hopefully you guys in questionable districts can help get rid of some of these bums!

 

Correct about Finch, he voted Pro-DEC by voting no on A08790. However, James Seward, from state senate district 51 voted Yes on S-06589 and therefore Anti-DEC. As a matter of fact, 61 out of 63 state senators voted anti-dec  and only 25 out of 150 assembly reps voted Pro-DEC. The two senators that did not vote anti-dec had better things to do that afternoon and decided not to go into work and bother to vote , so therefore we rate the entire state senate anti-dec.

 

The proposal passed both houses and we have a petition to veto this new law you can check it out on this link: http://nydovehunting.weebly.com/mute-swans.html

[Doc]

As I said several times, someone should take up this project for NY state reps, I am not going to.

It is the responsibility of each voter to do some very minimal research into the candidates in their own district. We try to spoon feed the info here as much as possible and do as much as is practical, given that we all have our own lives to conduct. But at some point it comes down to an individual voter duty to learn as much as possible about the candidates they are going to be voting for. Nobody wants an electorate that is going to rely on others to form their opinions for them. There comes a time when voters have to put on their big-boy britches and take on the civic duties that our system of government demands of them. I have tried to post items that will help them wind their way through that initial, somewhat complex process of registration, and determine voting districts and legislators. But beyond that, there comes a time for each individual to engage their own brain and form some actual personal opinions and gather some actual information that relates to their own situations and needs. That time is now. They needn't be reliant on others to do this for them.

[Waldershrek]

Correct about Finch, he voted Pro-DEC by voting no on A08790. However, James Seward, from state senate district 51 voted Yes on S-06589 and therefore Anti-DEC. As a matter of fact, 61 out of 63 state senators voted anti-dec  and only 25 out of 150 assembly reps voted Pro-DEC. The two senators that did not vote anti-dec had better things to do that afternoon and decided not to go into work and bother to vote , so therefore we rate the entire state senate anti-dec.

 

The proposal passed both houses and we have a petition to veto this new law you can check it out on this link: http://nydovehunting.weebly.com/mute-swans.html

 

The video wouldn't load for some reason. Can you fill me in on this "pro/anti DEC"?

[mike rossi]

It is the responsibility of each voter to do some very minimal research into the candidates in their own district. We try to spoon feed the info here as much as possible and do as much as is practical, given that we all have our own lives to conduct. But at some point it comes down to an individual voter duty to learn as much as possible about the candidates they are going to be voting for. Nobody wants an electorate that is going to rely on others to form their opinions for them. There comes a time when voters have to put on their big-boy britches and take on the civic duties that our system of government demands of them. I have tried to post items that will help them wind their way through that initial, somewhat complex process of registration, and determine voting districts and legislators. But beyond that, there comes a time for each individual to engage their own brain and form some actual personal opinions and gather some actual information that relates to their own situations and needs. That time is now. They needn't be reliant on others to do this for them.

 

I agree, but there is a disproportionate amount of attention going to the governor's race when there were others who have as much or more responsibility for the SAFE Act and/or are more hostile toward hunting them Cuomo.

 

NY state legislature is comprised of  212 lawmakers in both chambers. Of those 212, 188 voted Anti-DEC, the last day of the legislative session. Many of those 188 are probably STILL endorsed by the NRA, SCOPE, etc... Sportsman who rely on those organizations are not informed about this. Many (most) will not research further an/or are completely loyal to the NRA or SCOPE and will not scrutinize any information they receive from them. As a result, hostile incumbents who are being challenged may be retained because hunters "vote NRA" or 'vote republican" across the board. Or they merely reward lawmakers who voted against the SAFE Act, but otherwise have voted against us. For example, Tom Libious , a republican representing the Binghamton area will show on his voting record that he voted against the SAFE Act. However, if you dig deeper, Libious was instrumental in getting the SAFE Act out of committee by voting for it in the first round, were his vote would be less visible, then voted differently on the floor vote. Two campaign workers for other republicans had told me Libious wrote the SAFE Act, but that is what I was told, not what I said. I was also told that Dean Skelos and Brian Klein used a legal mechanism usually reserved for extreme states of emergency, such as terrorism or a major weather event to expedite the legislative process and move the SAFE Act very quickly.

 

It would be wise to develop a "closer to home" grassroots information clearing house, perhaps off of this site instead of depending on national organizations and big state organizations.

[mike rossi]

Incumbent George Maziarz drops out of 62nd  Senate District race. Apparently Gia Arnold gathered enough petitions to run in the primary, however the republican party is not endorsing her, they are endorsing Rob Ortt, the current mayor of N. Tonawanda. Arnold says she is still going to run in the primary against the republican endorsee.

 

So, we need to send questionnaires/surveys  to Arnold; Ortt; and any democrats who are also running for the state senate 62nd district...

 

Here is an article about Ortts announcement he is running:

http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/politics/753135/north-tonawanda-mayor-announces-run-for-state-senate/

 

Arnold dropped out of the race so it is just Ortt. Now Ortt faces democrat Johnny Destino from Niagara Falls in the general election.

 

Here is the article: http://rochester.twcnews.com/content/politics/760605/gia-arnold-drops-out-of-race-for-62nd-district-state-senate-seat/

 

Edited August 14, 2014 by mike rossi

[mike rossi]

OK, here is the entire list of who is running against who in the September 9 Primary and/or the November 4 General Election. It is also a list of who is not challenged, therefore stop complaining about those incumbents  unless you think you can impeach them.... 

 

http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled

[mike rossi]

As I previously stated, Robert Sweeney, the assembly environmental conservation chairman is RETIRING. Since the en-con chair has the power to stall bills until they expire; as occurred  with one of the crossbow bills; who is appointed to chair is something we have a major stake in.      

 

I did some research and verified that the en-con chair in the assembly will indeed be appointed by the speaker, that is Sheldon Silver.

 

I am trying to figure a way sportsmen can influence Silver's decision in this matter. Is there any history of sportsmen influencing this appointment? Is there any ideas out there?

Edited August 15, 2014 by mike rossi