Ian Murphy, the Buffalo Beast editor who infamously posed as conservative financier David Koch in a prank phone call to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is about to get in the New York's 26th District special election.
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Ian Murphy, the Buffalo Beast editor who infamously posed as conservative financier David Koch in a prank phone call to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) is about to get in the New York's 26th District special election.
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By Julie Sobel and Jessica Taylor
A three-week stopgap measure passed the House 271-158 Tuesday afternoon, with 54 Republicans voting against the bill. Every House Republican either committed to or publicly considering a Senate run in 2012 voted for the previous two-week government funding bill and then flipped to vote against Tuesday's three-week continuing resolution. Candidates vying to replace former Rep. Jane Harman (D) in California's 36th District will face off for the first time on May 17, Gov. Jerry Brown (D) announced Monday.
The all-party primary that will be held in nine weeks will be the first federal test of the state's new "top two" system, which pits all candidates regardless of primary against each other on the ballot. If no one candidate receives a majority of the votes cast, the top-two vote-getters - the most likely scenario in this case - will move on to the general election on July 12. As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) continues to recover from a near-fatal assassination attempt in January, her 2010 Republican challenger is making his first moves toward a possible rematch.
Jesse Kelly, who came within one percentage point of Giffords last November, filed a Statement of Organization with the Federal Election Commission on Thursday, setting up his campaign committee and designating the 8th District as his focus again. Arizona will also gain another congressional seat after redistricting. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced today that the special election in New York's 26th Congressional district will be held on May 24.
Cuomo's declaration comes exactly one month after former Rep. Chris Lee (R) resigned following the revelation that he replied to a personal ad on Craigslist with a shirtless photo of himself. A former female employee to Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) has filed a sexual harassment suit against the 10-term congressman, accusing him of "unwelcome sexual advances," and "unwelcome touching."
By Jessica Taylor and Carrie Mihalcik
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released a list of 15 Frontline incumbents that it's most focused on protecting. But with several of these members likely to find themselves in less-favorable districts after the remapping process ends, the DCCC may not be able to do much to help them. Here's a look at the members the DCCC is concentrating on and why these incumbents need the committee's help: Just two months into his first term, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) has skyrocketed to national prominence, but he's already limiting himself to just four terms in Congress.
The retired Army colonel smashed fundraising records as he defeated Rep. Ron Klein (D-Fla.) last year, but it was his bombastic, frank style that made him a magnet for headlines. A favorite of the tea party, he even snagged the closing speaking slot at last month's Conservative Political Action Conference. The New York Conservative Party could pick their nominee for the 26th District special as early as this week, and after sitting down with Iraq War veteran David Bellavia on Wednesday the party's chairman still sounds sold on Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, who got the GOP nod last week.
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