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New York is the second most populous Blue State after California. The GOP so unpopular in New York in 2006 that state Republicans are going to great lengths to reduce the salience of their partisan identity. For example, Republican State Senator Nicholas Spano, from Yonkers, does not identify himself as Republican in his campaign literature. Republican New York Attorney General candidate Jeanine Pirro has been trying to attach her name to the popular Democrat in the office, Eliot Spitzer. The Republican gubernatorial candidate John Faso is also avoiding references to his political affiliation. See Yancey Roy. "New York Republicans Running From GOP Label." The Journal News. Sept. 24, 2006 article

To date 131 New Yorkers have been killed in the War in Iraq.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Congressional Delegation 3 State Government 4 New York Counties 5 Cities 6 Elections 7 New York Democratic Party 8 New York progressive resources 9 News, Etc 10 Political Issues and Controversies 11 Notable Political Figures 12 Political Blogs 13 See also

Introduction

New York was the 11th state to ratify the Constitution (1788) and is currently the third most populous U.S. state, with nearly 19 million residents. New York has 31 votes in the Electoral College and is considered a safe blue state in national races. Its state political races, however, are still polarized along urban-suburban/rural lines, with upstate and Long Island districts favoring Republicans or other conservatives, and downstate districts (particularly NYC), favoring Democrats.

New York's congressional and legislative districts are perhaps the most heavily gerrymandered in the nation. The State Senate is securely Republican; the Assembly is just as securely Democratic, and short of a SCOTUS ruling finding such gerrymandering unconstitutional, the situation will never change. As a consequence, few seats ever change parties, and if then, only for a term or two. The only real competetion is in the primaries.

The article New York: Running for Office is a guide for candidates and voters. The New York State courts have made the petition process for getting on the ballot almost impossible; even popular shoe-in candidates sometimes get kicked off the ballot.

Major population centers in New York include New York City, Long Island, Yonkers, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse.

New York is home to the New York Yankees and New York Mets baseball teams.

Congressional Delegation

• Senate
  • Senior Senator: Chuck Schumer (D-Brooklyn)
  • Junior Senator: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-Hudson)

• House of Representatives
  • (21 Democrats - 8 Republicans)
  • NY-01 Rep.: Tim Bishop (D-Southampton)
  • NY-02 Rep.: Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills)
  • NY-03 Rep.: Peter King (R-Massapequa Park)
  • NY-04 Rep.: Carolyn McCarthy (D-Garden City)
  • NY-05 Rep.: Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside)
  • NY-06 Rep.: Gregory W. Meeks (D-Queens)
  • NY-07 Rep.: Joseph Crowley (D-Bronx)
  • NY-08 Rep.: Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan)
  • NY-09 Rep.: Anthony D. Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens)
  • NY-10 Rep.: Ed Towns (D-Brooklyn)
  • NY-11 Rep.: Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn)
  • NY-12 Rep.: Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn/Queens/Manhattan)
  • NY-13 Rep.: Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island)
  • NY-14 Rep.: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan/Queens)
  • NY-15 Rep.: Charles B. Rangel (D-Manhattan)
  • NY-16 Rep.: Jose Serrano (D-Bronx)
  • NY-17 Rep.: Eliot L. Engel (D-Bronx/Westchester/Rockland)
  • NY-18 Rep.: Nita Lowey (D-Yonkers)
  • NY-19 Rep.: Nan Hayworth (R-Goshen)
  • NY-20 Rep.: Chris Gibson (R-Clifton Park)
  • NY-21 Rep.: Paul Tonko (D-Albany)
  • NY-22 Rep.: Maurice Hinchey (D-Hurley)
  • NY-23 Rep.: Bill Owens (D-Watertown)
  • NY-24 Rep.: Richard Hanna (R-Utica)
  • NY-25 Rep.: Ann Marie Buerkle (R-Syracuse)
  • NY-26 Rep.: Chris Lee (R-Clarence) Resigned on February 9, 2011
  • NY-27 Rep.: Brian Higgins (D-Buffalo)
  • NY-28 Rep.: Louise Slaughter (D-Fairport)
  • NY-29 Rep.: Tom Reed (R-Corning)

• US Congressional Delegations from New York (Wikipedia)

State Government

• Executive Branch
  • Governor: Andrew Cuomo (D)
  • Lt.Gov Bob Duffy (D)
  • Comptroller: Tom DiNapoli (D)
  • Attorney General: Eric Schneiderman (D)

• Legislative Branch
  • New York State Legislature

• Judicial Branch
  • New York Judiciary

• State Constitution
  • New York State Constitution

New York Counties

• New York County Selection Map (U.S. Census)
• Direct Links to County Websites
• Outline Map of New York State Counties

Cities

• New York City
  • Brooklyn
  • Manhattan
  • Queens
  • Bronx
  • Staten Island
• Buffalo
• Yonkers
• Rochester
• Syracuse
• Albany (capital)
• Poughkeepsie
• Utica
• White Plains
• Binghamton
• Schenectady
• Troy
• Watertown
• Ithaca
• Elmira

Elections

• Board of Elections
• New York election results
• see U.S. elections

New York Democratic Party

• New York State Democratic Party

New York progressive resources

• Irregular States: New York

News, Etc

• Newspapers (NewsLink.org)
• Newspapers and News Media Guide(ABYZ News Links)
• Politicians On The Issues (OnTheIssues.org)

Political Issues and Controversies

• Medicaid -- funding burden on counties
• Education -- K-12 and higher education funding
• Unemployment -- lost manufacturing jobs and outsourcing
• Homeland security -- terror investigations and border control
• 9/11 -- economic and environmental impact
• Native American issues -- land claims, casinos and taxation
• New York State Authorities -- oversight and accountability
• Death penalty
• Environment -- Acid rain and mercury pollution

Notable Political Figures

• Grover Cleveland -- 22nd and 24th president
• Dewitt Clinton -- governor, 1817-1823
• Mario Cuomo -- governor, 1982-1994
• Rudy Giuliani -- mayor of New York City, 1994-2001
• Ed Koch -- mayor of New York City, 1978-1989
• Daniel P. Moynihan -- U.S. senator, 1976-2000
• Nelson Rockefeller -- governor, 1959-1973
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- 32nd president
• Theodore Roosevelt -- 26th president
• Al Sharpton

Political Blogs

• The Albany Project
• Buffalo Pundit
• GLOW Democrats
• Daily Gotham
• Daily Kos: New York
• JasonGooljar
• Kingston Progressive
• Left of the Hudson
• Lost in the Ozone
• Mahablog
• Niagara Times
• Rochester Turning
• Simply Left Behind
• WNY Media Network

See also

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