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Petitioning for Jimmy Dahroug (SD-3) |
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Written by Michael Minn
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
Saturday, July 5, 2008
DFNYC member and Bayside Linkup host
Steve Behar
is coordinating a big petitioning day for DFNYC-endorsed State
Senate candidate
Jimmy Dahroug, running against 36-year Republican Senator
Caesar Trunzo
in Long Island's 3rd District. Getting enough petition signatures
to qualify for a ballot spot is a critical campaign step and participating in
a petitioning effort is one of the most important contributions you
can make to a campaign. Jimmy is a true progressive and would make
a fine representative for the 3rd district in what may be
the first Democratically-controlled State Senate since 1965.
For further information, contact Steve Behar at
(917) 669-0111 or steve (at) stevebehar.com.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 June 2008 )
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An Evening With Mark Crispin Miller |
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Written by Bernadette Evangelist
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
The Belmont Lounge
117 East 15th Street (near Irving Place)
Please join Democracy for NYC and ACT NOW for an evening with
Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of Media, Culture and
Communication at NYC and author of the new book,
Loser Take All. Mark will speak about the very
real possibility that this election will be stolen -- and
what we can do about it. Come join the discussion and
socialize with your fellow NYC progressives.
To RSVP, fill out the form below:
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 June 2008 )
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Obama Outreach w/Luke Henry's Campaign at Seaport |
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Written by Tracey Denton
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
Sunday, July 13, 2008
2-5pm onward
In front of Brookstone, 18 Fulton Street
Join DFNYC and Luke Henry's campaign to help Obama win the White House!
New York is not a "swing state," but we can still help Senator Barack Obama win the election from right here in the city. Tourists visit New York every day, and many of them are swing state voters! One of the biggest tourist attractions is the South Street Seaport in downtown Manhattan. So we will spread out to pass out Obama flyers and voter reg info and sign people up to support Obama. The goal is to persuade the undecided and involve Obama supporters who may not be connected with his campaign.
When: Sunday, July 13th, 2-5pm
Where: South Street Seaport, Manhattan. Meet at the benches in front of Brookstone and the Body Shop. 18 Fulton Street.
Subway: Take the A/C, 2/3, J/M/Z, or 4/5 train to Broadway/Nassau, then walk east on Fulton.
Contact: RSVP to DFNYCer Merle,
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(replace -at- with @).
About Luke Henry:
Luke Henry is a progressive grassroots Democrat running for state Assembly against Sheldon Silver, the speaker of the State Assembly. The election is the Democratic primary on Sept. 9th. Luke is taking time out from his busy campaign schedule to help Barack Obama because he knows reform is needed at all levels of government, and a Barack Obama victory in November is the best way to repair the damage caused by 8 years of the Bush White House. So join us on Sunday, July 13, and to learn more about Luke, visit LukeHenry.org.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 July 2008 )
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Save the Date - 4th Annual DFNYC Fundraiser |
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Written by Lewis Cohen
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Please join Democracy for NYC for our 4th Annual Summer Cocktail
Reception - Unity '08 - as we prepare to take back the White
House in November and celebrate Democratic victories in the
House and Senate.
Special Guest Speakers -
Mark Green, Chairman of
Air America Radio, and
Jim Dean, Chairman of
Democracy for America
Contribution levels start at $50.00
More details coming shortly...
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 03 July 2008 )
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Meet the NY State Senate 2008 |
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Written by Michael Minn
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
Right now, Democrats need to pick up two state Senate seats to gain a majority
and begin the process of curing the dysfunction that is Albany politics.
Since state politicians often are not very well known (even to folks
who follow politics closely), it might be helpful to take an thumbnail overview
of who's in there right now and who might be worth some additional focus on now
and in the future.
A few casual observations about the State Senate:
- The State Senate has 62 members, all elected to two-year terms
in even-numbered years. The current partisan division is 30 Democrats /
32 Republicans. The Republicans have had a majority since 1965.
- The upstate/downstate divide is clearly evident in the partisan
makeup of the Senate. This can be attributed to some extent
to Gerrymandering that dilutes upstate Democratic electability,
although there are, obviously, legitimate cultural and political
distinctions between NYC and the rest of the state. While the City is
almost completely in Democratic hands (Padavan, Maltese, Golden and Lanza
being the notable exceptions), only one of the ten Long Island districts
and five of the 25 upstate districts are Democratic.
- The seven longest-serving members are all Republicans. The three
longest-serving members are Long Islanders first elected in 1972
(when Nixon beat McGovern in a landslide):
Caesar Trunzo (SD-3), Owen Johnson (SD-4), and Frank Padavan (SD-11).
- By contrast, seven of the nine most-recently elected members
are Democrats, including all four of the special elections since the last
regular election in 2006.
- The average tenure for the Republican caucus is 17.7 years, versus
9.4 years for the Democratic caucus.
- Seven of the Republicans list military service in their biographies,
including a pair of WW II veterans (Trunzo and Larkin). Only one Democrat
lists military service, and that Senator (Diaz) is also the only ordained
minister in the Senate.
- Most Senators were born in New York State and many represent the districts
where they were raised.
For those seeking more information on the State Senate races:
- The Albany Project
is the definitive blog covering news and rumors on state legislative races
and Albany politics in general.
- NY Capitol News
is an excellent online magazine covering Albany.
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ActBlue has a donation page specificaly for Democratic State Senate
challengers, although (as of this writing) the page is not complete and some of
the candidates appear to be holdover listings for candidates from 2006 that
have not announced whether they will be running in 2008.
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The NY Democratic Senate Campaign Committee is the official Democratic
coordinator for the effort to take control of the State Senate.
A complete list of the senators (and challengers) follows the fold...
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