Three Democratic candidates have wasted little time in filing paperwork to run for New York’s 19th Congressional District, all citing as inspiration an aversion to the policies and rhetoric of President Donald Trump. Democrats Steven Mitchell Brisee, Brian Flynn and Antonio Delgado have all filed paperwork with the U.S. Federal Election Commission to run in […]
In a party line vote Monday, Congressman John Faso joined fellow Republicans in blocking a procedural measure that would have forced President Donald Trump to reveal is tax returns to Congress. The Republican-controlled House voted 229-185 to postpone a proposal by Democrats. Democrats have said they want the tax returns so Americans can see Trump’s […]
During a meeting Friday with the Times Herald-Record’s editorial board, Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, touched on a variety of issues. For additional coverage from the meeting, go to recordonline.com. For video, go to recordonline.com/video. Faso said that Obama-era guidance that protected transgender students’ rights to use bathrooms that corresponded with th eir gender identity had […]
The future of healthcare was front and center for small business owners Tuesday morning, at a forum with Rep. John Faso held at the Miss Monticello Diner. The $20-a-head event in Monticello for small business owners had limited seating and RSVP registration that began at 7:30 a.m. The event was broadcast live online and began […]
In a closed-door meeting in Philadelphia last week Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, expressed concern about tying the repeal of the Affordable Care Act with defunding Planned Parenthood, according to a story from the Washington Post. The Washington Post says it obtained the recording of the policy retreat in Philadelphia from an anonymous email address and […]
On the eve of election, Republican John Faso has opened up a six-point lead against Democrat Zephyr Teachout in the 19th Congressional District, according to a poll by Siena Research Institute and Time Warner Cable News. In a poll conducted between Nov. 1 and Nov. 3, pollsters found Faso leading Teachout 48 to 42 percent. […]
Congressional candidates for New York’s 19th Congressional District have weighed in on an 11-year-old recording of GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump in which he’s heard bragging about how his fame allowed him to “do anything” to women. The campaign of Republican John Faso, a 63-year-old lawyer and former Republican minority leader in the state Assembly, emailed […]
Democrat Sara Niccoli is calling on GOP Sen. George Amedore to return more than $30,000 in campaign contributions she says he’s received that are tied to Schenectady-based developer Joseph Nicolla, who was implicated in a corruption scandal last week by the state Attorney General’s Office. In a press release, Niccoli urges Amedore to return the […]
The National Rifle Association’s Political Victory Fund has handed out grades for local politicians running for office this year. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates based on voting records, public statements and their responses to a questionnaire, according to its website. Here’s the grades for our local races: U.S. House of Representatives: New York’s 19th Congressional […]
A new poll shows that Republican John Faso is leading Democrat Zephyr Teachout by just a single percentage point in the race to replace Rep. Chris Gibson in the 19th Congressional District. Conducted by Time Warner Cable News and Siena College, the new poll shows that 15 percent of people are still undecided, that both […]