City’s biggest municipal union makes endorsements
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, Congress, District 10, District 10, District 11, District 14, District 15, District 16, District 23, District 24, District 26, District 28, District 30, District 35, District 37, District 38, District 39, District 6, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
Representatives from DC 37, which represents 125,000 New York workers in various sectors and 5,000 retirees, released an incumbent-heavy list of endorsements of political candidates running for office in Queens and throughout the city, but also withheld its endorsement in several contested races.
SE Queens candidates pass through revolving-door NAACP debate
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Assembly, Congress, District 10, District 11, District 33, District 6, State Senate, U.S. House on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
A political debate in St. Albans last Thursday hosted five candidates running for four offices representing southeast Queens, but incumbents and their challengers never once met face-to-face during the forum.
Meeks addresses Queens businessman on importance of China trade
Posted by Ivan Pereira in District 6, U.S. House on August 26, 2010 | No Comments
With an international airport and thousands of wares in great demand, southeast Queens is one of the leading American cities that export goods to China, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said last week. The chamber hosted an event at John F. Kennedy International Airport last week that encouraged borough small businesses to expand their operations [...]
Republican hopefuls lay out campaign plans in boro races
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, Congress, District 11, District 24, District 6, District 9, State Senate, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on August 12, 2010 | No Comments
Five candidates, ranging from contenders for the U.S. Senate to the state Assembly, told members of the Queens Village Republican Club how they plan to win in November during the club’s meeting in Bellerose last Thursday.
Meeks, Smith used campaign funds to pay attorneys’ fees
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in District 14, District 6, State Senate, U.S. House on July 23, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) and state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans), who are reportedly under investigation, have used their re-election campaign accounts to spend a collective $40,000 on lawyers, according to campaign finance disclosures.
Meeks, Weiner out-raise Republican foes
Posted by Ivan Pereira in District 6, District 9, U.S. House on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
South Queens’ congressional members will be facing some competition this fall for their bid for another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Both U.S. Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) and Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) and have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for their races. Meeks, who has been involved in a controversy over his [...]
Republican Taub in uphill battle vs. Meeks
Posted by Anna Gustafson and Ivan Pereira in District 6, U.S. House on July 23, 2010 | No Comments
The Republican challenger said he hopes to focus on job creation, which he said would be a boost to areas like southeast Queens, hit hard by the recession. While southeast Queens has also been heavily affected by the foreclosure crisis, Taub said he did not believe there was much the federal government could do to help those in or facing foreclosure. “I actually blame the Black Caucus for a lot of foreclosure issues,” Taub said. “When the loose lending rules came up by [former President George W.] Bush, they were shot down as being racist.”
Meeks did not report $40k loan: Ethics group
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in District 6, U.S. House on July 22, 2010 | No Comments
A Washington, D.C.-based, nonpartisan ethics group has filed a complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics against U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica), alleging the congressman violated federal law and House rules for accepting a $40,000 personal loan from a Richmond Hill real estate developer in 2007 that he failed to disclose until last month.
Meeks says omission of $40K loan filing was ‘an oversight’
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in District 6, U.S. House on July 15, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) blamed an “oversight” for his failure to notify the House clerk’s office of a $40,000 personal loan he received in 2007 from a Richmond Hill real estate developer, which he corrected last month, and said he was not late in filing his 2009 disclosure statement because he received an extension.
Meeks adds 2007-08 loans to financial disclosure form
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in District 6, U.S. House on June 28, 2010 | No Comments
U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica) submitted changes June 18 to his annual financial disclosure statements he is required to file with the clerk of the House of Representatives that showed he borrowed $55,000 in personal loans in 2007 and 2008.
