Local Congressional races: who's in, who's out

posted Feb 15, 2008

Updated July 2

Both local Congressional races are generating a lot of early activity. The 21st District, which is mostly Albany and Schenectady counties, is open (theoretically) on both sides because longtime incumbent Democrat Mike McNulty is retiring. And in the 20th District, a truly fantastic gerrymander that seems to cover half of eastern New York, Republicans are lining up to take on first-term incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand in what has historically been GOP territory.

So, a lot of people are thinking this might be their year. But worry not conscientious, obsessive voters -- we've put together a scorecard to help keep things organized:

21st Congressional District
Democrats
Tracey Brooks
former Hillary Clinton operative 		IN campaign site
Phil Steck
partner in an Albany law firm 		IN campaign site
Lester Freeman
City of Albany EOE coordinator 		OUT campaign site
Darius Shahinfar
former aide to Kirsten Gillibrand 		IN campaign site
Gary Mittleman
former CEO of Plug Power 		OUT campaign site
Arthur Welser
real estate broker from Latham 		IN
John Aretakis
attorney 		IN
Craig Burridge
executive director of the Pharmacist Society of the State of New York 		IN
Paul Tonko
head of NYSERDA, longtime state legislator 		IN
Joseph Sullivan
retired state Senate staffer, Navy veteran 		IN
Brian Stratton
mayor of Schenectady 		OUT
Republicans
James Buhrmaster
Schenectady County legislator 		IN
Steven Vasquez
tech entrepreneur 		IN campaign site
Warren Redlich
lawyer in Albany, ran for seat last time 		OUT
Chris Callaghan
former Saratoga County treasurer 		OUT


20th Congressional District
Democrats
Kirsten Gillibrand
incumbent 		IN campaign site
Republicans
Sandy Treadwell
former NYS Secretary of State 		IN campaign site
Michael Rocque
retired US Army Lt. Colonel from Saratoga County 		IN campaign site
John Wallace
real estate broker from Columbia County 		IN campaign site


Sources: The Daily Gazette, Post-Star, TU, TU Local Politics, Troy Record, candidates' websites.

tags: politics

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