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Mark Grisanti
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Byron Brown may run for Comptroller, if Stringer enters primary against DiNapoli
Fresh off an unprecedented write-in election victory, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown is considering a run for State Comptroller against Long Island incumbent Tom DiNapoli and is likely to announce his candidacy if former…
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Ciampoli, a Skelos apparatchik, in town to kick Stocker off ballot
John Ciampoli is the Nassau County Attorney who signed off on the Ab Tech deal that was designed to enrich Adam Skelos, the son of the former Senate Majority Leader who was convicted…
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Cuomo offers Grisanti a judgeship, says source
A source close to the courts tells me that Governor Andrew Cuomo has offered former State Senator Mark Grisanti a judgeship. Cuomo is nominating Grisanti for the Court of Claims. The Court…
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What could Langworthy possibly be thinking?
That’s the question posed by political observers from across the left-right spectrum. Earlier this month Clerk Chris Jacobs and Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw both declined to run for County Executive this cycle. Since…
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Kennedy’s lack of black staffers causes concern
In the 2010 redistricting process, Senator Tim Kennedy’s district was redrawn to ensure minority representation in the State Senate. It is heavily Democrat-enrolled, and anchored by the large African American population on…
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Political observers expect a Panepinto primary — early contenders
The newly elected State Senator from the 60th district, Marc Panepinto won his general election narrowly with only 34% of the vote. He won his primary even more narrowly, by 383 votes. The local…
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Democratic organization fractured hard, as Coppola breaks to support Grisanti
Former State Senator Al Coppola has endorsed Mark Grisanti, throwing the Democratic Party organization into disarray — instigating feverish bickering among top party operatives. Coppola, a long retired eleder statesman in local Democratic politics,…
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Gun confiscation targets veterans in Grisanti-Cuomo SAFE ACT
By Mike Madigan Since the SAFE Act was enacted over 41,000 SAFE Act reports have been filed against individuals deemed depressed, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, mentally ill and or dangerous to…
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Panepinto staffers got stiffed, in more ways than one
Sources say that a dozen or so campaign staffers who had worked on Democrat Marc Panepinto’s State Senate campaign during the primary phase haven’t been paid for their work. The former campaign…
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Candidates Differentiated by Campaign Funding – Voters beware!
By: Mike Madigan The Buffalo News revealed that Kevin Stocker funded a majority of his primary campaign victory. The News as well revealed that his opponents campaign’s were funded with tens of…
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Grisanti Breach of Trust
By: Mike Madigan The following Letter is from Mark Grisanti’s office to an acting service member. In the letter Grisanti detailed his passionate opposition to the SAFE Act. This letter was sent…
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Grisanti’s hypocrisy!
By Mike Madigan On his campaign website Grisanti leads off by stating: “The state of politics today has become about the extremists on the left and right driving to hijack our political…
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Grisanti looking to sell 60th district Senate seat – again; is Bloomberg buying?
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire founder of his namesake financial news and information technology firm, may throw around big money in the 60th district Senate race. The Mayor…
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Grisanti-Panepinto’s web of deceit backfires in a big way
Political insiders within the local Democratic Party have begun to reveal an election scheme that has been derailed. The plan was hatched by operatives backing incumbent Senator Mark Grisanti, namely the disgraced Joel…
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Panepinto seeks to oust Chairman, rather than unite party
Marc Panepinto, the Democrat candidate for New York State Senate who emerged from his primary severely weakened by a narrow 300-vote margin of victory, is unsettling many members of his own party. While…
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The Buffalo News reveals Grisanti’s shockingly deceptive plan
An article in today’s Buffalo News, reveals a particularly deceptive campaign strategy that incumbent Senator Mark Grisanti plans on deploying in the general election, says Mike Madigan, the Republican Party’s nominee for Congress in…
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Will Grisanti step aside for the party?
In a stunning — but not all together unexpected — upset defeat, Sen. Mark Grisanti lost the Republican Party’s nomination for the 60th district Senate Senate seat that he now holds. While…
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Palma backs Antoine, as Peoples-Stokes falls flat in North Buffalo
Carmen Palma — one of the most politically influential community leaders in the city — is giving former Senator Antoine Thompson a big boost in a part of the 141st Assembly district where the incumbent Assemblywoman…
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Senator Coppola will work to repeal the NYSAFE Act
Perhaps no other issue this election cycle has as many New Yorkers outraged over the excesses of government overreach than Andrew Cuomo’s NYSAFE Act, which severely infringes on second amendment protections. Republican…
