The Little Rebellion

Tag: midterm

  • Students Could be a Factor on Election Day… But Will They vote?

    Students Could be a Factor on Election Day… But Will They vote?

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    The Legislative Gazette
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    SUNY New Paltz students have a front-row seat to one of the closest House races on the national stage. The contest for New York’s 19th Congressional District has garnered widespread media attention, not to mention millions in outside money from political groups bent on controlling the House of Representatives for the second half of President…

  • Avella Remains 11th District Senator

    Avella Remains 11th District Senator

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    Sara Feinstein
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    Incumbent Tony Avella easily defeated the Green Party’s Paul Gilman on Nov. 4 in a landslide victory for the 11th Senate District in Queens. While the Green Party’s Gilman was hopeful during an interview with The Legislative Gazette last month, the incumbent easily held on to the seat, winning 92 percent of the vote according to The…

  • Odd Race, Predictable Ending for District 52

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    Karl Evers-Hillstrom
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    Democrat Jo Anne Simon handily won her bid for Brooklyn’s State Assembly District 52 Tuesday with 17,293 votes, around 70 percent of the vote, according to The Associated Press.  Liberal Pete Sikora, running on the Working Families Party line, received 5,582 votes, around 22 percent of the vote. The result is unsurprising, as Sikora essentially…