New York Congressional Delegation Quarterly Filings

by: robert.harding

Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 23:00:29 PM EDT

DISTRICT	INCUMBENT	CONTRIBUTIONS	EXPENDITURES	CASH ON HAND
NY-1	Tim Bishop	$263,189.53	$66,589.32	$710,928.46
NY-2	Steve Israel	$436,670.74	$173,169.91	$1,796,209.25
NY-3	Pete King	$89,287.00	$46,633.81	$1,341,242.55
NY-4	Carolyn McCarthy	$144,167.32	$87,679.05	$413,644.81
NY-5	Gary Ackerman	$42,178.00	$53,197.42	$1,241,122.25
NY-6	Gregory Meeks	$133,147.79	$85,059.25	$165,228.01
NY-7	Joseph Crowley	$65,998.28	$156,605.20	$1,116,438.99
NY-8	Jerrold Nadler	$111,469.86	$132,155.61	$1,071,938.73
NY-9	Anthony Weiner	$182,250.91	$69,776.52	$332,734.80
NY-10	Ed Towns	$252,311.01	$155,940.48	$187,729.28
NY-11	Yvette Clarke	$85,609.00	$97,684.01	$12,396.19
NY-12	Nydia Velazquez	$62,682.62	$29,832.88	$674,887.73
NY-13	Michael McMahon	$205,001.01	$82,926.39	$766,817.56
NY-14	Carolyn Maloney	$345,120.27	$259,630.25	$1,704,244.49
NY-15	Charles Rangel	$434,322.00	$454,669.23	$1,108,907.01
NY-16	Jose Serrano	$35,794.50	$9,328.75	$55,506.16
NY-17	Eliot Engel	$67,204.00	$49,086.25	$196,223.91
NY-18	Nita Lowey	$183,780.64	$93,564.01	$817,034.71
NY-19	John Hall	$132,363.44	$74,095.55	$350,710.38
NY-20	Scott Murphy	N/A	N/A	N/A (Not Yet Filed)
NY-21	Paul Tonko	$60,380.00	$41,823.89	$75,550.68
NY-22	Maurice Hinchey	$66,741.44	$34,272.05	$98,467.32
NY-23	VACANT	N/A	N/A	N/A
NY-24	Michael Arcuri	$136,249.10	$67,602.73	$385,080.72
NY-25	Dan Maffei	$326,254.50	$126,899.93	$784,210.52
NY-26	Chris Lee	$142,802.69	$95,665.00	$390,613.64
NY-27	Brian Higgins	$100,290.00	$96,556.25	$825,367.69
NY-28	Louise Slaughter	$139,424.00	$77,127.13	$306,497.62
NY-29	Eric Massa	$289,499.02	$122,273.64	$503,188.18

The 23rd wasn't include for obvious reasons. That race can serve as its own post, since three candidates are vying for it and there is no incumbent.

One of the things that stuck out to me was the great quarter Eric Massa had. His district - NY-29 - is a rural district that isn't really a wealthy district. So when he can bring in over $289,000 in a quarter where most upstate representatives only brought in half of that amount, it shows that he is a strong incumbent. The Republicans are gunning for him, but he's tough.

Dan Maffei had a very strong quarter - the best of any upstate representative and fourth-best of any member of Congress in the state.

If there is one thing you can say about Rangel, he is a great fundraiser. He was second to Steve Israel in this quarter, but not by much. His expenditures were high, but he still has a lot of money in the bank (not that he needs to worry about that).

For the most part, these are solid and typical numbers. As a resident of NY-26, it is interesting to see Lee's numbers. I wouldn't read too much into his mediocre quarter, but the list of donors who have contributed to his campaign makes for a "Best of Wall Street"-type list.  

2012 Congressional Map: Discuss

by: Amherst Guy

Fri Nov 21, 2008 at 16:36:02 PM EST

Context: NY stands to lose 2 seats this year, and by pure population, one will almost inevitably have to come from the Albany area, while the other will have to come from NYC. It is nearly impossible to draw a map without Albany losing the upstate seat, and truly impossible to draw a map where upstate loses 2 seats; there are just too many people upstate.

I took a whack at it; this map is crude: the district lines are not precise; the districts don't all have exactly 770,000 714,000 people in them (the new target number), and Buffalo, Syracuse, and Albany are all split in this map, it's kind of hard to tell. Also, I may have drawn congressmen outside of their seats, this was unintentional.

Most importantly, this map leaves Upstate with 1 Republican, as Chris Lee could not hold the seat I drew for him.

Criticize away.

The New York Democrats That Stood Up For The Rule Of Law

by: phillip anderson

Fri Jun 20, 2008 at 16:03:36 PM EDT

Clarke (NY-11)
Hall (NY-19)
Hinchey (NY-22)
Israel (NY-2)
Maloney (NY-14)
McNulty (NY-21)
Nadler (NY-8)
Rangel (NY-15)
Serrano (NY-16)
Slaughter (NY-28)
Towns (NY-10)
Velazquez (NY-12) (My Congresswoman. Way to go, Nydia.)
Weiner (NY-9)

It should probably go without saying, but all New York House Republicans (with exception of Tom Reynolds, who was apparently napping) voted for this abomination.

Hall, Hinchey on the Petraeus Sham

by: phillip anderson

Mon Sep 10, 2007 at 21:25:17 PM EDT

Here's some highlights of John Hall's statement:

The hearing provided little in the way of new evidence and I believe we still need a firm timetable to wind down our involvement in Iraq.

...

However, General Petraeus gave no new evidence that Iraqi forces are prepared to hold the gains American troops have made.  And Ambassador Crocker seemed pessimistic that Iraqi politicians could take advantage of whatever small improvements have occurred.

When announcing his escalation, President Bush said we would see results in 6 months.  Now, at the 6 month point, his two top officials in Iraq are unable to show any tangible signs of improvement and have asked for 6 more months.  The American people don't want 6 more months of the same quagmire and I don't believe Congress should provide it.

And Hinchey shows the freshman how it's done:

"Well it took President Bush awhile, but he finally found a military leader who would go along with his misguided plan for Iraq and try to sell it to Congress and the American people.  The call from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker for Congress to give more time for the so-called surge to work is a recipe for disaster and completely unacceptable.

"Time and time again, President Bush has appealed to Congress and the American people to remain patient and wait for him to come through with a successful plan for Iraq.  Time is up.  As of today, 3,759 U.S. troops have been killed in Iraq and more than 27,770 have been wounded.  The violence is getting worse with 56 percent more U.S. casualties in Iraq this year than at this time in 2006.  Not one more American should have to die in Iraq or lose a limb as President Bush looks for more excuses to stay in Iraq.

...

"The so-called surge was designed to give the Iraqi government more time to solidify itself and strengthen security throughout the country.  The surge has failed.  The sad truth is that Iraq is a very volatile country; there are tragic levels of violence now and there will be tragic levels of violence whenever the United States leaves.  However, the United States' presence in Iraq is not doing anything to quell the violence that already exists.  For that reason, it's time to end the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

"President Bush misled this country into invading Iraq and he has proven to be extraordinarily incompetent at managing the subsequent occupation.  When President Bush said Iraq was connected to al Qaeda and the September 11 attacks he was deliberately wrong.  When President Bush declared "mission accomplished" just six weeks after the invasion of Iraq he was foolishly wrong.  When President Bush asked for time to let his so-called surge work he was wrong.  Now that he is asking for more time to let his so-called surge work we are wise enough to know that he will be wrong again so we must step in and end the U.S. occupation of Iraq now.  It is time for our troops to come home and to be redeployed to Afghanistan and other parts of the world where al Qaeda continues to lurk as a major threat to our national security.  Not another American should die in Iraq."

I'm still looking for other statements from the NY delegation. If you find anything, feel free to pass it on or post them yourself.

Maurice Hinchey (NY-22) On Colbert Report Tonight

by: phillip anderson

Wed Mar 21, 2007 at 18:35:46 PM EDT

A Very Big Day For Kirsten Gillibrand

by: phillip anderson

Tue Jan 02, 2007 at 14:45:51 PM EST

Here's some of what we saw and heard...

UPDATE: Man, I blog this from the car and still get scooped by Capitol Confidential by about 20 minutes. Sheesh.