New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said yesterday that she will not return to her Upstate New York home and enter the special election for the congressional seat that she once held. The seat is vacant because Rep. Chris Collins (R-Clarence) resigned from Congress in order to plead guilty to a federal insider trading charge. Ms. Hochul won a 2011 special congressional election after then-Rep. Chris Lee (R) resigned the seat. She lost her bid for a full term in 2012 to Mr. Collins in the post-redistricting 27th CD. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) then selected her as his 2014 running mate.
At this point, Gov. Cuomo will schedule the special election. His first statements suggested that he may place it on the same ballot as the presidential primary, which is April 28th. He also indicated that he would like to schedule the special concurrently with the regular election cycle, but state law prohibits the seat from being vacant for such a long period. Even before Rep. Collins resigned, state Sens. Chris Jacobs (R-Buffalo) and Rob Ortt (R-Lockwood) announced they would run in the regular election, as did former town judge and attorney Beth Parlato (R). The 2018 Democratic nominee, local town supervisor Nate McMurray, is also an announced 2020 candidate. The respective political party leadership will choose their special election nominee in lieu of a primary. Comments are closed.
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