As we look ahead to November’s elections, Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race, issue and candidate in town.
Here are some that residents are already talking about:
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Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Rockland/Westchester) is seeking re-election on the heels of her 19 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the past two years, Lowey has served the 18th district, a swath that come November. If elected, Lowey would then pick up Mt. Kisco and all of Rockland County, and overall see the newly-crafted 17th shift further north.
Republican challengers to Lowey that will face off for the nomination in a primary on June 26 are Jim Russell of Hawthorne and Joe Carvin of Port Chester.
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Redistricting is also affecting Rep. Eliot Engel (D-Bronx), who is seeking re-election after almost two decades in the House. Engel currently represents a region that includes the northwestern part of the Bronx, traveling north up Yonkers, the Rivertowns and part of Tarrytown, and connects to southern Rockland via the Tappan Zee Bridge. Now, , remaining in the Bronx while picking up part of Lowey's southern Westchester area. His district will be renumbered from the 17th to the 16th. So, we here in the Villages can say goodbye to Engel.
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In the State Senate by the confusions of redistricting we are torn now between District 40, represented by Greg Ball (R, C – Patterson) and District 35 with Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D, 35th District).
The new 40th senate district will pick up the towns of Mount Pleasant and New Castle while losing Bedford, western Putnam County and much of Dutchess County. Click here to see a map of the new 40th senate district. Greg Ball, energetic as always, is up for reelection, contested by incumbent Justin Wagner.
Elected in 2006, Stewart-Cousins (D) currently represents Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant and Yonkers. In 2013, her new district will include Scarsdale and lose Mt. Pleasant. As of yet no challengers have come forward.
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Assemblyman Tom Abinanti (D-92) was first elected in 2010. His district represents towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant, including the villages of Ardsley, Elmsford, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings, Irvington, Tarrytown, Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow, as well as parts of the Village of Briarcliff and the City of Yonkers. Abinanti's has no official challengers at this time.
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Incumbent U.S. Senator will face off against the GOP pick. The GOP primary is June 26; Bob Turner, the public servant who grabbed Anthony Wiener's seat and then had it redistricted out from under him, is already running against Gillibrand. Also on the GOP ballot are Wendy Long and George Maragos. Colila Clark of the Green Party and Dr. Scott Noren of the Independent Party are running as well. Noren, an oral surgery in Ithaca, just talked to Tarrytown Patch recently .
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As the race for the White House heats up and commandeers headlines, Patch will focus on how the nation election affects local residents. While president Barack Obama faces off with his Republican challenger, we'll keep communities engaged with stories and polls . We'll also be tracking the Republican primaries, which come to a close in June 26.
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