Heads up April 19!

[mike rossi]

Senate Majority up for grabs April 19, 2016!

Does NY Dove Hunting care? Not really, but loss of republican control is the best way to get the attention of the NY hunter. We do not care if a republican or a democrat is elected, however, we are evaluating the attitudes candidates on the issues concerning our agenda. If our queries are answered ( and they probably will not be) we will recommend which candidate to vote for. We do note that the map does show this looks like prime waterfowl hunting area, and any local ordinances there prohibiting waterfowl hunting would mean a significant loss of local hunting opportunity – if those ordinances are not already in place, which may be the case – info from locals on this appreciated.

FIRST: It is FALSE that there is an (effective) Republican Majority in the NYS Senate.

Here are the FACTS:

Total Senate Seats = 63

Republicans = Democrats

Republicans = 31

Democrats = 31

Vacant = 1

What seat is vacant?

Senate district 9 which is southwest Nassau county Long Island.  This seat was won by Republican Skelos 55% to 44% and 63% to 33% and 61% to 39%.

Demographics of senate district 9:

White/Caucasian: 67%

Democrats = 92,971 or 41% of the vote

Republicans = 74,764 or 33% of the vote

Potential Candidates include Brian Curran, who indeed voted YES on the SAFE ACT.

District map: http://statisticalatlas.com/state-upper-legislative-district/New-York/District-9/Overview

The Candidates: http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15252

The New York Peconic County Amendment may appear on the November 8, 2016 ballot

Read about it here: https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Peconic_County_Amendment_(2016)

This creates a new county on Long Island. NY Dove Hunting seeks to opinion of locals on this proposal. Use our website to contact us please: http://nydovehunting.weebly.com/contact-us.html

In any event, NY Dove Hunting is sending all of the candidates a questionnaire about their attitudes toward dove hunting, pheasant stocking, and bird hunting opportunities. Unfortunately, candidates and incumbents usually ignore our questionnaires. We will post the responses or indicate failure to respond on our website in the near future.