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The three Democratic presidents who were from New York are Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd) who was the governor of New York from 1929 to 1932, Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th) who was the governor from 1883 to 1885, and Martin Van Buren (eighth) who was the governor in 1829. Van Buren is also the only Democratic vice president who was from New York.
Historically, New York was a swing state, as from its inaugural election in 1792 until the 1984 election, the state voted for the winning candidate all but seven times (1812, 1856, 1868, 1876, 1916, 1948, and 1968). It voted for the winning candidate 86% of the time; however, since 1988, the state has voted Democratic by large margins and ...
Resigned to become justice in New York Supreme Court. 18th: March 4, 1919 – December 28, 1929 Hugh Carey: Democratic 12th: January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 Brooklyn Resigned when elected Governor of New York. 15th: January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1974 Patrick J. Carley: Democratic 8th: March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935 Brooklyn ? Gregory ...
In central New York, Democratic state Sen. John Mannion edged out Republican Rep. Brandon Williams in the 22nd Congressional District. Williams narrowly won the district in 2022, but redistricting ...
The Democratic proposal is a significant step in the yearslong battle over New York's 26 congressional seats, since even slight tweaks in the state's map could help determine which party controls ...
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State ... Democrats won 32 of 62 seats in New York's upper chamber in the 2008 general election on ...
Ocasio-Cortez was referring to a 2021 ballot initiative that would have allowed new congressional and legislative districts to be drawn by the Democratic-dominated state Legislature, instead of by ...
Executive Committee Chair, Christine Quinn. Christine Callaghan Quinn (born July 25, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she formerly served as the Speaker of the New York City Council. The third person to hold this office, she is the first female and first openly gay speaker.