Three close races here in New York, two of them centered right here in the Hudson Valley, came to an end yesterday after each of the losing candidates conceded their races. Assemblyman Mike Lawler won his race for Congress, and in a victory speech yesterday at the Rockland County Courthouse in New City, said he was honored to be elected. He also thanked his opponent for his years of service representing the Hudson Valley. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney said he doesn’t like to lose, but even though the race was close, conceding the campaign was the right way to go…
The loss marked the first time in 40 years that the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee lost a re-election bid. The race for state senate was also close, but the lead was too much for Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick to overcome. In a post on Twitter, Reichlin-Melnick promised he isn’t going anywhere, and though he didn’t indicate that he would run for office again, he said he plans to continue finding ways to make Rockland a better place to live. State senator-elect Bill Weber told WRCR his win was a great victory…
In her victory speech late Tuesday night, Governor Kathy Hochul, the first woman ever elected governor in New York, said she wasn’t there to make history, she was there to make a difference…
Congressman Lee Zeldin released a statement congratulating Hochul, and said the close race in the bluest of blue states proves there are other voices that need to be heard and addressed.