Daily Archives: June 4, 2023

Candidate Max Della Pia Joe Sempolinski Dates 01/01/2022 to 03/31/2022 04/29/2021 to 03/31/2022 Receipts $15,070 $199,335 From Individuals $15,070 $146,729 From Family 0 $33,500 (approximately) Loans 0 $30,000 From Committees 0 $16,466 Disbursements $268 $52,488 Cash on hand $14,802 $146,847 … Continue reading →

Rep. Capuano (D-MA) writes: According to July 2017 news reports, Trump son-in-law and now government employee Jared Kushner tried and failed to get a $500 million loan from a Qatari businessman. The money was for a New York City building … Continue reading →

NY-23 after redistricting Note, all numbers (except percentages) are in thousands. After the 2020 census, NY-23 shifted west, losing Tompkins and Tioga Counties and adding Erie County suburbs. Year Dem Rep Con WF Rep&Con Dem&WF 2021 133 161 8 2 … Continue reading →

“Erik Prince, founder of the controversial firm Blackwater, is trying to convince President Donald Trump to privatize America’s war in Afghanistan.” Richard Nixon campaigned in 1968 on a promise to end the draft. The draft of middle class Americans was a source … Continue reading →

 This information may change. Please let me know if I need to update this page by commenting or email me at ([email protected]) Allegany County Chair: Mike McCormick (607) 661-8089 email: [email protected] Website: http://www.alleganycountydemocrats.org Facebook: Allegany County Democratic Committee Cattaragus County Chair: Joyce Melfi-Cwiklinski (716) 676-5716 … Continue reading →

James Shields served as US Senator from Illinois from March 5, 1849 to March 15, 1849 (sic) and again from October 27, 1849 to March 3, 1855. His first election was invalid: he had not been a U.S. citizen for the nine years required … Continue reading →

Elizabeth Kolbert, in an article titled “How Politics got so Polarized”, which appeared in the Jan. 3 issue of “The New Yorker,” discusses hyperpartisanship. She notes that only about a quarter of new posts on facebook by Democrats are viewed … Continue reading →

Can the President do what he likes? Pretty much, I think. The President is expected to faithfully execute the laws, but the President can veto bills, take exception with signing statements, or direct subordinates to ignore laws. The courts might … Continue reading →