Weiner tries comback with mayor race entry
Posted by Steve Mosco in City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 24, Mayor, U.S. House on May 24, 2013 | No Comments
Former Forest Hills U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner officially kicked off his quest for Gracie Mansion with a video announcement posted on YouTube late Tuesday. The scandal-scarred politician takes on the city’s mayoral campaign close to two years after resigning from Congress in 2011 when it was revealed he posted a lewd photo of himself on [...]
Liu aides’ guilt casts shadow on mayoral run
Posted by Joe Anuta in City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, Mayor on May 10, 2013 | No Comments
The fraud convictions of two former campaign aides to city Comptroller John Liu has not helped his run for higher office, but the jury’s decision may influence whether the Queens Democratic Party will endorse the lawmaker’s mayoral bid, borough political observers said. Jia “Jenny” Hou, Liu’s former campaign treasurer, was found guilty of attempted wire [...]
Weiner packs funds to run
Posted by Steve Mosco in Assembly, City Comptroller, City Council, City Offices, Congress, District 24, District 9, Mayor, Public Advocate, U.S. House on July 19, 2012 | No Comments
Scandal-plagued former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is sitting on several million dollars, which he could use in a run for mayor. According to a report filed with the city Campaign Finance Board, Weiner has close to $4.5 million in his war chest and he could receive $1.5 million in public matching funds, which are set [...]
Turner refocuses on Congress following GOP primary loss
Posted by Steve Mosco in Congress, District 9, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on July 5, 2012 | No Comments
After an unsuccessful end to his U.S. Senate run, Congressman Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) quickly refocused on his House duties rather than brood over the what-ifs. “There is no time to sit around and lick our wounds,” said Turner, who lost the June 26 primary to conservative lawyer Wendy Long. “I entered the race thinking [...]
Long beats Turner in Republican contest for Senate
Posted by Steve Mosco in Congress, District 9, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on June 28, 2012 | No Comments
One surprise win deserves another. After shocking many with a win in the 9th Congressional District last year, U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) was defeated by conservative Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long in a three-way Republican primary Tuesday. Long will now square off against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a three-year incumbent, in this fall’s [...]
Turner gears up for Senate
Posted by Steve Mosco in Congress, District 9, U.S. House, U.S. Senate on June 21, 2012 | 1 Comment
U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) hopes to work with Democrats on the other side of the aisle if he is elected to the U.S. Senate in September, he told TimesLedger Newspapers in a sit-down interview last week. Turner, the representative of the 9th Congressional District, was a relatively unknown businessman before winning a special [...]
