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Democrats Excited by Gillibrand Challenge in New York

Democrats nationally, including Andrew White at Daily Kos, are excited by attorney Kirsten Gillibrand’s challenge to incumbent Congressman John Sweeney (Republican) in New York’s 20th Congressional District.

New York’s popular and outspoken Attorney General Elliott Spitzer had this to say:

“Kirsten Gillibrand is committed to making government more accountable and responsive to the needs and concerns of its citizens. Kirsten will be a tireless and effective advocate for the people of the 20th Congressional District. She is truly a rising star among a new generation of leadership in New York State.”

Gillibrand held a $249,035.44 to $103,409.77 fundraising advantage for the fourth quarter, unusual for a challenger.

Thanks to 20TrueBlue for the tip on the race.

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Post a comment — Trackback URI RSS 2.0 feed for these comments This entry (permalink) was posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at 2:24 am by Administrator and categorized in Challenger, Incumbent, House of Representatives.

One Comment

  1. Chris Gillibrand wrote:

    I am excited by a Gillibrand standing as a democrat, but only because if I was American, I would support Mr Sweeney. The Gillibrand name has a great and Catholic history; its just that left wing politics has never been part of it, in England, the UK or any other country. There is even a Gillibrand Hall - no democrats to be found there either.

    God bless America!

    Posted on 11-May-06 at 2:40 pm | Permalink

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