Rockland County was full of tight races the evening of November 5th. County Court Judge has gone to Democrat David M. Ascher, with a 3.8% lead. Ascher faced the race against fellow Democrat Djinsad Desir. Orangetown Town Council voted in Republican Daniel W. Sullivan with a 5.4% lead. The Clarkstown Ward 1 Town Council voted […]
Congressman Mike Lawler (R, Pearl River) has defeated former Democratic Congressman Mondaire Jones in the 17th Congressional District. “Folks, tonight the Hudson Valley told Mondaire Jones to beat it,” remarked Lawler, to a cheering crowd of supports. “I can’t thank each and every one of you enough for everything you’ve done to make this happen,” […]
This election cycle, voters will see a new proposition, Prop 1, on their ballots. This proposition, called the New York Equal Rights Amendment, will update the state’s previous constitutional language to prevent discrimination. While the state’s current protections include “race, color, creed [and] religion,” the updates from Prop 1 would include: “ethnicity, national origin, age, […]
Orangetown Board member Dan Sullivan (R/C) is being challenged for his seat by a local banker and community volunteer, Chrissy Knapp (D) on the November 5 ballot. Sullivan, an accountant who served on the Zoning Board of Appeals for two decades, was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Town Board a year ago and […]
State Attorney General Letitia James has announced that her office’s Election Protection Hotline is available during early voting and through the general election on Tuesday, November 5th. The hotline can troubleshoot and resolve a range of issues encountered by voters, including issues voting by absentee ballot, early mail ballot, or in-person at their polling place. […]
Clarkstown Justice Darren Epstein (R) is competing against Keith Braunfotel (D) this election cycle for the spot in Clarkstown’s judiciary branch. Town Justices serve four year terms beginning January 1st, and serve the public by conducting and managing arraignments, as well as presiding over small claims court, traffic violations, evictions, and misdemeanors. Braunfotel has lived […]