Councilman Eric Ulrich (r.) enters the PS 63 with his wife Yadira.

Addabbo defeats Ulrich in key state Senate race

Posted by Karen Frantz in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 15, District 32, Governor, State Senate, U.S. Senate on November 8, 2012 | No Comments

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) beat back a strong Republican challenge and held onto his seat with a decisive victory to win a second term, according to unofficial results from NY 1. The race pitted the incumbent against a 27-year-old rising star in the state Republican Party, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who [...]

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Addabbo, Ulrich spar at debate

Posted by Karen Frantz in City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 32, Governor, State Senate on October 25, 2012 | No Comments

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) and City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) sparred over their records and qualifications for Senate at a spirited debate last Thursday at Our Lady of Hope School in Middle Village, with Addabbo portraying himself as a leader who stands up for workers and families during tough fiscal times and [...]

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Candidates forum planned Thursday for Queens’ hottest races

Posted by Joe Anuta in Congress, District 15, District 6, State Senate, U.S. House on October 18, 2012 | No Comments

The Juniper Park Civic Association is set to host a candidates forum this Thursday between hopefuls in hotly contested congressional and state Senate races. City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) and state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) are battling for a congressional seat based in northeast Queens and will field questions from a Daily News moderator and [...]

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Senate races set as fall elections loom

Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices, District 11, District 12, District 15, District 16, District 32, State Senate on October 11, 2012 | No Comments

With November’s general election on the horizon, four different races for the state Senate have emerged, according to the city Board of Elections. According to a citywide candidacy list provided by the BOE, Senate races in the borough will be decided Nov. 6 for the 11th, 12th, 15th and 16th districts. In the 11th District, [...]

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Addabbo, Ulrich spar over small biz ranking

Posted by Karen Frantz in City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 32, State Senate on September 27, 2012 | No Comments

State Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) defended himself against attacks on his business record from his opponent, City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), last week, arguing that a small business scorecard Ulrich cited to malign Addabbo’s record was released by a right-wing lobbying firm and takes things out of context. “People deserve substantive information and [...]

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Addabbo’s war chest revealed in campaign filing

Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices, District 15, District 32, State Senate on September 13, 2012 | No Comments

As he awaits a Republican challenger to be chosen by voters for his state Senate seat, Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) is gearing up for the November election after disclosing his campaign finances. Seeking a third term in the 15th Senate District, Addabbo received a total of $208,256 in campaign contributions since 2011, according to [...]