County Executive Race

Sources inside the State Republican Party have told political reporter Elizabeth Benjamin of Capital Tonight that Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef will seek the State Senate seat in the 38th District. The seat is currently held by long-term incumbent Thomas P. Morahan.
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Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has dropped his bid for State Comptroller and is now mulling a run for the Senate. Yet another diversion by Vanderhoef is bad news for Rockland as he is again more concerned about career advancement than the the tough job at hand.
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I often hear that political partisanship has no place in local politics. I'm told that we should chose candidates based on local issues, and not their political affiliation. But the truth is, political divisions are inherent in all political discourse and partisanship at the local level is much better than the alternative.
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If you think you voted for change last year, you only scratched the surface. What happens on November 3 can possibly change the course politics, not only locally, but throughout New York. In fact, next Tuesday’s vote may be the most important we’ve made yet as residents of Rockland County.
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Another writer to the Journal News bashed Thom Kleiner for promoting the "Workforce Housing" Bill. by connecting subsidized housing with increased taxes and excessive tax-exempt Ramapo properties. The truth is that the bill was a "poison pill" presented by the Working Families Party which is opposing Kleiner with a placeholder candidate.
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Democratic County Executive candidate Thom Kleiner recently finished his petitioning and also revealed his campaign finance numbers. And one word describes both: "astounding!" Thom's campaign is off to an excellent start.
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All hands on deck! Thom Kleiner's County Executive campaign needs your support. Click this link and fill out an online form to volunteer for the campaign.
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We've got two petitions uploaded. They are for Thom Kleiner (County Executive)/Paul Piperato (County Clerk) and for the offices of Town Supervisor, Town Justice, Receiver of Taxes, and Trustees in Orangetown.
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The Rockland Progressive Dems will meet on Wed., June 24 @ 7:30 pm, at Nyack Village Hall. The major focus of our meeting will be to mobilize for Thom Kleiner, the Democratic candidate for County Executive.
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The Rockland Progressive Democratic Caucus will meet on Wed., June 24 in Nyack to start our grassroots campaign for Thom Kleiner, the Democratic candidate for County Executive. Please join us.
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