Daily Campaign Roundup: Democrats Continue to Roll
By Mike Connery on 06/17/2010 @ 02:45 PM
TODAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news. Monroe County Democratic Candidate Robin Wilt officially kicks off her campaign; Democratic senators announce legislative progress; Republican's forced to defend Golden's cowardice and Lazio's ties to Bernie Madoff
- Robin Wilt announces candidacy for State Senate – Democrat Robin Wilt is receiving a lot of attention as she announced her campaign against Republican incumbent Joe Robach in Greece County (SD 56). Wilt is running to reform the way Albany works, lower property taxes, and create jobs. "I am tired of a system of legislative horse trading where standing on one's principles is derided as naïve and impractical," she said.
- Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins announces passage of legislation that will end voter coercion and intimidation practices – The Yonkers Insider ran a press release from Sen. Stewart-Cousins detailing the Deceptive Practices and Voter Suppression Prevention Act, a bill she recently helped pushed through the Senate. Read more about it here.
- Sen. Darrel Aubertine praised for education efforts – Education Reform Now, a Brooklyn-based public education advocate, sent mailers lauding Sen. Aubertine for supporting legislation that increases the number of charter schools statewide.
- Sen. Eric Schneidmernan wants another vote on microstamping – Sen. Schneiderman, co-sponsor of the microstamping legislation, is fighting to bring it back to the Senate floor for another vote. "I think the public outrage over essentially voting to protect gun criminals - shooters and murderers - because of some mythical harm that might be done to legitimate gun owners is just not flying," said Sen. Schneiderman.
- Martin Golden skipped microstamping vote in favor of more important “business”- Martin Golden told Liz Benjamin of Capital Tonight yesterday that he skipped out on the microstamping vote because he “had important business to take care of.” He added, however, that had he stayed on the floor and fulfilled his obligations as a senator, he would have voted against the bill.
- GOP Gubernational hopeful Rick Lazio tied to Bernie Madoff – Rick Lazio has more dysfunction and corruption to answer for today, as it was reported that he accepted thousands of dollars from ponzi-schemer Bernie Madoff, and his family, back in the the 1990s. At the time, Lazio was a congressman on the banking committee- responsible for oversight of the SEC, and ostensibly, of funds such as Madoff’s.
