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Corning became chairman of the Albany County Democratic Committee in 1912 and chairman of the county committee's executive committee in 1919. In the 1921 contest for mayor, the O'Connell/Corning organization succeeded in electing Hackett, the beginning of Democratic control of city hall that has remained in place ever since. [7]
In August 2021, Jay Jacobs of the committee was the one to tell Andrew Cuomo to resign as New York governor over reports of sexual harassment, [3] then supported Cuomo's successor Kathy Hochul. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As of 2022, the NY Democratic Party was described as having "dominance" in New York politics, as it largely controlled political positions ...
Daniel Patrick "Dan" O'Connell (November 13, 1885 – February 28, 1977) was a longtime leader of the Democratic Party political machine in Albany County, New York. O'Connell was born in Albany, New York and dropped out of school in the fifth grade, finding work as a bricklayer and as a bartender. [1] In 1919, he was elected County Assessor.
[50] New York State Assemblyman Phillip G. Steck, a Democrat whose district includes Albany County, has called on Soares to resign. [51] The controversy has threatened to derail Soares' reelection campaign. The Albany County Democratic Committee has yet to endorse Soares and is interviewing other candidates for the position, including Steck ...
Linn County Democrats said an Albany resident reported on Oct. 18, 2024, that a tow truck “deliberately” backed over their campaign signs for Kamala Harris and Janelle Bynum as seen in ...
Hoblock had previously served as Albany County Executive and was succeeded by Neil Breslin's brother Michael after Hoblock won the State Senate seat in 1994. Breslin had two challengers in the 2008 Democratic Primary, who cited Breslin's continued service in a law firm and family connections (one brother a county executive, the other a judge ...
On September 13, 2012, there was a primary election in the Democratic Party [3] to replace the retiring incumbent Jack McEneny, who had been an assemblyman for 20 years.. Fahy received 5,335 votes (36.34%) in a crowded field that included Frank J. Commisso, Jr., Christopher T. Higgins, William J. McCarthy, Jr., Jim Coyne and Margarita Perez, as well as write-in candidate
Framingham Democratic Committee member Mary Kate Feeney said the reason there's a second slate of candidates is due to a desire to encourage more new members to join the group.