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Schreibman, Long win Congressional primaries

By Lissa Harris
6/26/12 - 11:53 pm

With most districts reporting, the Associated Press called the Democratic primary in New York's 19th Congressional District in favor of attorney Julian Schreibman, shortly after 11pm. Schreibman, a first-time candidate, defeated Dutchess County legislator Joel Tyner in the primary.

It was an early night for poll-watchers. About two hours after the polls closed, Schreibman was already making his victory speech -- and looking forward to this November's contest against incumbent Republican Congressman Chris Gibson of Kinderhook, writes the Times-Union:

“Congressman Gibson may be a nice guy, but his votes are out of step with the values of our communities,” said Schreibman. “If you send me to Congress, I will be absolutely focused on the needs of our citizens.” Read more

Tyner and Schreibman face off in Democratic primary today

By Lissa Harris
6/26/12 - 10:24 am

Joel Tyner (left) and Julian Schreibman, candidates seeking to run on the Democratic ticket for New York State's 19th Congressional District this year.

Voters, don't forget to go to the polls: New York State holds its statewide primaries today.

Here in the new 19th Congressional District, the race is on between Joel Tyner and Julian Schreibman, both vying for the Democratic ticket. The Republican nominee, incumbent Congressman Chris Gibson, has no challenger on the ballot.

Edited to add: Local GOP voters also have a U.S. Senate race to vote in. Three challengers are seeking to run on the Republican ticket against U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand this fall: Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long, Nassau County comptroller George Maragos and Congressman Bob Turner (R-Queens).

The Associated Press is predicting abysmally low turnout in this race. Get out there and prove 'em wrong, folks.

Julian Schreibman looks past primary to a showdown with Gibson

By Jason Dole
6/21/12 - 3:56 pm

On Tuesday, June 26, Julian Schreibman will face opponent Joel Tyner in a primary to run on the Democratic ticket in this November's Congressional election. The winner will challenge Republican incumbent Chris Gibson, who currently represents New York's 20th District, in the race to represent the newly redrawn 19th Congressional District.

Schreibman spoke to the Watershed Post as part of our series of interviews with the candidates for the new 19th Congressional District, which spans the Catskills and Hudson Valley regions. The state's new Congressional districts were drawn by a panel of federal judges, after state legislators failed to agree on district lines.

To compare New York State's new Congressional district lines with the old ones, check out this interactive map from the New York Times.

Watershed Post: Why are you running for Congress? Read more

Joel Tyner campaign embroiled in drama

By Lissa Harris
6/21/12 - 12:00 pm

With the Democratic primary less than a week away, Congressional candidate Joel Tyner has suddenly found himself in the middle of an embarrassing dustup with former campaign treasurer Misha Fredericks.

On Tuesday, the day after the single debate between Tyner and fellow Democratic candidate Julian Schreibman, Fredricks resigned, claiming that Tyner's campaign bank account held about $5,200 less than he claimed in his federal election filings.

The Times Herald-Record broke the news:

Fredericks resigned her post following Monday's debate between Tyner and Schreibman.

She said Tyner's “atrocious” debate behavior convinced her to go public with the alleged financial mismanagement.

“I left ashamed that I was his treasurer,” she said. Read more

Congressional candidates Schreibman and Tyner face off in debate

By Lissa Harris
6/19/12 - 11:45 am

Above: Video footage of the debate between Joel Tyner and Julian Schreibman, vying for the chance to run on the Democratic ticket for New York's new 19th Congressional District. Tyner and Schreibman will face each other in a Democratic primary on Tuesday, June 26.

Congressional candidates Julian Schreibman and Joel Tyner, both seeking to run on the Democratic ticket in this November's election for the new 19th Congressional District, held a debate yesterday at the Woodland Pond nursing home in New Paltz.

The Daily Freeman livestreamed the event via video and liveblogging -- though, alas, most of the the blogging consisted of reader gripes about the quality of the video stream. (An argument for better rural broadband, wrote a blogger from local radio station WGXC.) Read more

Congressman Chris Gibson seeks to keep his seat in a new district

By Jason Dole
6/14/12 - 10:35 am

Above: Republican Congressman Chris Gibson. Photo courtesy of the Gibson campaign.

While Democratic candidates Joel Tyner and Julian Schreibman will face a June primary before one of them moves on to the November election, Republican Congressman Chris Gibson is already campaigning for New York’s new 19th Congressional District. Gibson currently represents New York's 20th district, about half of which will be in the new NY-19 next year.

He may be facing a tough race in November. The district Gibson is hoping to represent is much more evenly split between Republicans and Democrats than the one he won in 2010: The new NY-19 has a 3 percent Republican advantage, as compared to 13 percent in the old NY-20. Read more