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Frances Ann Lebowitz (/ ˈ l iː b ə w ɪ t s /; [1] born October 27, 1950) is an American author, [2] public speaker, [3] [4] and actor. [5] She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese ...
NEW ORLEANS — Election Day is underway across the United States.Several federal and state races are happening including the Presidential election and Senate and House races. As the votes begin ...
The 2024 New York State Senate election was held on November 5, 2024. [1] Primary elections were held on June 25, 2024. [ 2 ] In this election, the Democratic Party retained its State Senate majority, but lost its veto-proof (two-thirds) majority after it lost one seat in the election for the 17th Senate district.
The 2024 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New York. Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand was re-elected to a third term, defeating Republican businessman Mike Sapraicone. Primary elections took place on June 25, 2024. [1]
Democrats currently control the Senate by a slim majority, thanks to the four independent senators that caucus with the blue party. Of the 100 seats, 47 are held by Democrats, and 49 by Republicans.
Republicans in the state and in Washington, D.C., point to two contenders left who are still seriously mulling Senate campaigns: businessman Eric Hovde and businessman Scott Mayer.
New York politics have recently been dominated by downstate areas such as Westchester County, New York City and Long Island, where a majority of the state's population resides. Before the appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand to the Senate in 2009, the most recent US Senator from upstate was Charles Goodell , appointed to fill out the remainder of ...
The U.S. state of New York contains 26 congressional districts. Each district elects one member of the United States House of Representatives to represent it. [1]The state was redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 U.S. census.