New York Democrats

Bill Thompson To Challenge Kirsten Gillibrand For Senate Seat?

nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Benjamin | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


Bill Thompson is a man in demand. After his closer-than-expected loss to Mayor Bloomberg, Thompson's name is being floated as a potential candidate...

Kirsten Gillibrand Weighed Down By Paterson Anchor

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 10.05.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson keeps sinking in the public's opinion, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is stuck in the vortex: She has t...

David Paterson On Meet The Press: "I'm Blind, I'm Not Oblivious" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 11.27.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — David Paterson thrived politically as a state senator, working his way up in a nearly all-white Albany political structure. Now,...

Hassan Nemazee, Democratic Fundraiser, Indicted For $292 Million Ponzi Scheme

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 11.21.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors have charged a wealthy fundraiser for Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top Democrats in an alleged $292 million P...

Harlem -- Night Before The Primary

Reverend Billy | Posted 11.16.2009 | New York


Reverend Billy

Corruption has taken a sophisticated form. It has been enlarged from the usual millions under the table, unchanged since Tammany Hall and beyond, to the modern era of marketing.

Pedro Espada Jr. Seizes New Role In Senate

New York Times | NICHOLAS CONFESSORE | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York


Three months after a State Senate revolt catapulted him to infamy and power, Mr. Espada - audacious, unapologetic, a magnet for prosecutors - is seizi...

Hassan Nemazee Faces New Fraud Allegations In NY

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Prosecutors have leveled new allegations against a wealthy fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and other top Democrats, claiming he paid b...

Thompson Lets A Supporter's Criticism Of Paterson Speak For Itself

The Observer | Posted 10.17.2009 | New York


Bill Thompson supporter and labor leader Stuart Appelbaum complained loudly that the governor and state Democratic Party weren't doing more to help ou...

Hassan Nemazee: Schumer, Gillibrand Among New York Democrats Who Received Money From Alleged Fraudster

AP | Valerie Bauman | Posted 09.28.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, freshman U.S. Rep. Scott Murphy, and U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are among t...

Senate Democrats Authorized $350,000 For Espada New Hires And Pay Raises

Times Union | IRENE JAY LIU | Posted 09.19.2009 | New York


As Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. fended off scrutiny over his son's short-lived Senate job, the chamber's Democrat leaders authorized $350,000 in pay raises a...

Khari Edwards, Fired By Governor Paterson, Now Hired By Senate Democrats

Times Union | Irene Jay Liu | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York


ALBANY -- As part of a glut of hiring and salary raises enacted since the Senate coup, the chamber's Democrats hired a former Paterson aide who was fi...

Pedro Espada's Son To Quit New Job After Cuomo Launches Probe

New York Daily News | Glenn Blain and Kenneth Lovett | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York


ALBANY - The son of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. will quit his new $120,000-a-year Senate job today after prosecutors said they were lookin...

Governor David Paterson Feared As Liability For State Democrats

New York Times | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York


As he prepares to run for re-election, Representative Michael E. McMahon, a Democrat from Staten Island, is burdened with having to campaign in a dist...

Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York


Dan Collins

Sen. Hiram Monserrate - whose girlfriend was treated for injuries around her left eye that required 20-40 stitches - has been put back in charge of the Consumer Protection Committee, a job that carries a $12,500 stipend.

Sen. Hiram Monserrate Has Stipend, Committee Chairmanship Reinstated By Democratic Leaders

New York Daily News | By Kenneth Lovett | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York


ALBANY - Democratic leaders quietly reinstated a $12,500 stipend for indicted Sen. Hiram Monserrate - one of two lawmakers who briefly joined Republic...

Same-Sex Marriage In New York: A Timeline

New York Magazine | Jacob Gershman | Posted 07.23.2009 | New York


On June 19, 2007, the New York State Assembly passed a bill to legalize gay marriage after a three-hour floor debate that ranged from apocalyptic to h...

Poll: New York Dems Say Obama More Electable Than Clinton

Rasmussen Reports | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics


Fifty percent (50%) of New York Democrats say it's time for Senator Hillary Clinton to drop out of the race for the White House. Just 43% believe she ...