The New York Observer » John McHugh http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:06:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en McHugh’s War Chest Will Stay Put ALBANY—At least for now, former-Representative John McHugh's war chest will sit idle.

The Republican North Country congressman resigned from the seat last month to become Secretary of the Army under Barack Obama. According to the most recent quarterly filing, McHugh has $142,063 on hand.

"The Committee will be inactive except for administrative expenses Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/mchughs-war-chest-will-stay-put Senators Lift Hold on McHugh ALBANY—Representative John McHugh's nomination to be secretary of the Army is moving forward.

Two Kansas senators removed their hold on his nomination, the Associated Press reported, which was placed due not to displeasure with McHugh, but concern that Barack Obama would send detainees from Guantanamo Bay to Fort Leavenworth in Kansas.

McHugh Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/5334/senators-lift-hold-mchugh Gillibrand: Free McHugh ALBANY—Senator Kisten Gillibrand is calling for two Republican colleagues to remove their hold on the confirmation of John McHugh to be secretary of the Army.

McHugh cleared a senate committee earlier this month, but the body recessed until September without acting on his nomination after Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts placed a hold Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4899/gillibrand-free-mchugh Oot Out CHESTERTOWN—Now there are 10.

Mike Oot, an attorney from Munnsville, will withdraw from consideration today for the Democratic nomination to replace John McHugh in Congress. Oot informed some of the 11 county chairs of his decision, two of them said, and will formally end his bid in person today at a conference center Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4835/oot-out Senate Recesses Without Acting on McHugh ALBANY—The U.S. Senate has recessed without acting on the nomination of Representative John McHugh as secretary of the Army, meaning his confirmation by that body likely won't come before September.

McHugh, who earlier cleared the Senate Armed Services Committee, was expected to be confirmed by the full chamber, and according to Senate sources Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4825/senate-recesses-without-acting-mchugh McHugh Clears Committee, Says He Will Follow Orders on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ALBANY—The Senate Armed Services Committee has adjourned its hearing on the confirmation of Representative John McHugh to be secretary of the Army.

Senators Chuck Schumer, who introduced McHugh, and Carl Levin, who chairs the committee, both said they look forward to a "swift" confirmation by the full Senate. It is entirely possible, sources Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4719/mchugh-clears-committee-follow-orders-dont-ask-dont-tell A House Candidate From Moynihan World ALBANY—Dan French, one of the Democrats talked about as a potential candidate for the seat expected to be vacated by John McHugh, has one built-in base of support: fellow alumni of the late senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

"I think anybody in the Moynihan world who knows Dan and worked with Dan would rally Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4655/house-candidate-moynihan-world NY-23 a ‘Toss-Up’ ALBANY—In this interactive map of CQ's latest predictive ratings of Congressional districts, there are three "toss-ups" in the whole country, and one in New York: the North Country's 23rd District.

A special election to replace John McHugh, a nine-term incumbent who has been nominated to be secretary of the Army, is expected Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4652/ny-23-toss Republican Says Attacks Drove Aubertine Out Jim Ellis, the regional vice-chairman of the Republican Party, says the G.O.P.'s early focus and quick attacks against State Senator Darrel Aubertine "drove him out of the race" to replace John McHugh in Congress.

"We had to presume it was Aubertine," Ellis told me by phone. I asked him about the theory—which Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4636/republican-says-attacks-drove-aubertine-out Scozzafava Gets the Nod ALBANY—Republicans have picked Assemblywoman DeDe Scozzafava as their candidate to replace John McHugh in Congress.

The 11 county chairs in the sprawling 23rd District met this afternoon in Potsdam and selected Scozzafava, of Gouverneur, to be their candidate. The move follows a month-long series of interviews and forums around the district.

"It's been Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4607/scozzafava-gets-nod Republicans Ponder Scozzafava, Attack Still-Balking Aubertine ALBANY—Republicans are lashing out at State Senator Darrel Aubertine, the most likely Democratic candidate to succeed John McHugh in Congress, releasing this TV ad tomorrow and a robocall painting him as a tax-and-spend liberal.

"Call Darrel Aubertine. Tell him he voted for too much spending," says the ad, which the National Republican Congressional Committee Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4606/republicans-ponder-scozzafava-attack-still-balking-aubertine Republicans Prepare to Face Aubertine for the McHugh Seat ALBANY—The candidate-selection process for the yet-to-be-called special election to

These preliminary processes are gravy anyway. And the Republicans think the Democrats, in particular, are just going through the motions.

"If you look at it, if they've extended their deadline by another week, the reason they're going to the 24th is that it's Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4560/republicans-prepare-face-aubertine-mchugh-seat A Young Republican Goes for the McHugh Seat, Seriously ALBANY—Joshua Lynch is 26, but there is nothing cutesy about his bid for John McHugh's House seat.

"My reception has been pretty good," said Lynch, the youngest of nine people currently seeking the Republican nomination to succeed McHugh, who has been recruited to serve in the Obama administration. "I think it's a Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4504/young-republican-mchugh-seat-seriously Rep. McHugh’s Nomination Inches Along, as Do Parties’ Plans to Replace Him ALBANY—Representative John McHugh's nomination as Army secretary was sent to the U.S. Senate Monday, and the field of potential candidates to replace him in Congress is starting to shake out.

His nomination must still clear the Senate Armed Services Committee, which has to review materials and schedule a confirmation hearing. It is expected Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/4381/mchughs-nomination-inches-along Republicans Undertake an Actual Open Nominating Process for the McHugh Seat ALBANY—Republicans are determined not to let the special election in the 23rd Congressional District be a repeat of their against-the-odds loss earlier this year in the 20th District, starting with the selection process.

While the Capitol melted, the Republican State Committee detailed a system of four candidate forums in various parts of the district, Read More

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