The odds were in Joe Morelle’s favor headed into tonight’s 25th Congressional District Democratic primary. The county’s top Democrats, including Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren and former mayor Bill Johnson, lined up behind him. As the State Assembly’s second in charge, Morelle had a political operation he’d built up over his 30 years in politics. And […]
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House primary vote is today
Starting at noon, Democrats across most of Monroe County will be able to cast their ballots in the 25th Congressional District primary.
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Candidates file for Congressional races
Four Democrats could square off in a primary over the late Louise Slaughter’s House of Representatives seat. Yesterday was the deadline for House and Senate candidates to submit petitions to get on the ballot. Dr. Jim Maxwell, a neurosurgeon who lives in East Rochester, was the only Republican to file for the 25th Congressional District […]
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McFadden joins Democrats seeking Slaughter’s seat
City Council Vice President Adam McFadden is joining the group of Democratic candidates campaigning for the late Louise Slaughter’s House seat. McFadden will announce his candidacy at 5:30 p.m. today at Brue Coffee, 960 Genesee Street. “I really think that the Democratic Party should have an open and honest debate and discussion about who should […]
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Wilt launches House bid, picks up progressive group’s endorsement
[UPDATED] Brighton Town Board member Robin Reynolds Wilt is entering the race for the late Louise Slaughter’s House seat, and she’s got the backing of ROCitizen, a local progressive group. Wilt released a YouTube video earlier today announcing her run, and during an interview she said that she filed her candidacy statement with the Federal […]
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Morelle announces House run
State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle is officially running for the late Louise Slaughter’s House seat. Morelle, an Irondequoit Democrat who’s served in the Assembly since 1991, announced his candidacy this morning at the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 13 meeting hall on Mt. Read Boulevard; Morelle said his father was a member of the union […]
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Louise Slaughter: Political leaders and the public praise her service
Representative Louise Slaughter’s funeral service drew two planeloads of Congress members, a former president — and around 2000 Rochesterians for whom the Kentucky transplant had become a beloved neighbor
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The Monday report
A look ahead at the coming week’s news: We’ll be watching for more developments about Trevyan Rowe’s death and updates on the vacancy caused by Louise Slaughter’s death. And we’ll report on yet more arts and entertainment season announcements.
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Slaughter’s impact on Rochester was deep
Louise Slaughter, 88, was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1986 and was in the midst of her 16th term. She recently kicked off her re-election campaign; all House seats are up in this year’s midterm elections.
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Collins’ Trump support draws big slate of opponents
Republican House Representative Chris Collins has a target on his back. He was the first member of Congress to support President Donald Trump’s 2016 run, and since then, he’s been a full-throated supporter. He’s defended Trump’s orders blocking the entry of immigrants and refugees, and when the president called on GOP Congress members to pass […]
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Assini calls off congressional run
Republican Gates Supervisor Mark Assini will not run against Democratic House Representative Louise Slaughter for a third time. He was going to, but he abandoned those plans on Sunday. Assini had organized an event for last night to announce his candidacy. But as he took the stage, he explained that the audience and media had […]
