The New York Observer » Michael McMahon http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:37:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mike McMahon Gets A New Gig Former Staten Island Congressman Michael McMahon will join the government practice group at Herrick, Feinstein, the law firm announced today in a press release.

McMahon, who served on the City Council before being elected to Congress in 2009, was narrowly defeated in November by Michael Grimm. Since then, McMahon has been rumored for future runs Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/mike-mcmahon-gets-new-gig McMahon Plots His Comeback A piece in the Staten Island Advance today describes former Staten Island congressman Mike McMahon "laying the groundwork for a comeback" by passing out a detailed spreadsheet at a liberal Democratic club explaining why he lost to newcomer Michael Grimm .

According to McMahon, "Obama voters"--those who traveled to the polls for the first time in Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/mcmahon-plots-his-comeback Grimm On Paladino, 9/11 Health Bill Michael Grimm, the G.O.P Congressional candidate in a district that covers Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, declined to weigh in on G.O.P gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino in an interview this afternoon.

"As the Republican nominee, he has my support. I don't know him really. I only met him once," Grimm said. "I would like to Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/grimm-paladino-911-health-bill McMahon Announces Campaign Staff, Right on Time Right when supporters of the health care reform package were set to celebrate its passage with a rally on the City Hall steps, the one member of Congress from New York City who voted against the bill, Democrat Mike McMahon of Staten Island, announced two new members of his re-election campaign.

Jennifer Nelson, who has Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/mcmahon-announces-campaign-staff-right-on-time Health Care Advocate Warns McMahon of Trouble With the Base At a press conference at City Hall, supporters of the federal health care legislation that narrowly passed the House this weekend singled out Rep. Mike McMahon for opposing the bill, and said he may have “political problems with his base” if he keeps opposing it.

McMahon, a freshman, is the first Democrat to represent the 13th Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/health-care-advocate-warns-mcmahon-trouble-base Engel Goes After McMahon on Healthcare Mike McMahon is the only member of Congress from New York City who opposed the healthcare bill narrowly passed by the House earlier this week.

Now the Staten Island Democrat is the target of a protest from healthcare advocates, who will be joined by one of McMahon's colleagues, Eliot Engel of the Bronx Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/engel-goes-after-mcmahon-health-care Bloomberg Downplays Obama’s Thompson Endorsement After getting a tepid endorsement from Barack Obama's spokesman, Bill Thompson is expected to get a warmer reception from the president, who is in town today.

When asked what he'd like to Obama to say, Thompson told reporters, "I have no idea what the president is going to say. I think his endorsement has Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/bloomberg-tries-downplaying-obamas-endorsement-thompson Bloomberg Offers No Defense of Giuliani Comments For the second-straight day, Michael Bloomberg declined to disavow what critics say were racially coded comments made by Rudy Giuliani, who warned an audience of Jews in Brooklyn that crime could rise if the mayor wasn’t re-elected.

While at the ferry terminal in Lower Manhattan to receive the endorsement of Democratic Representative Mike Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/bloomberg-offers-no-defense-giuliani-comments A Delegation Divided: Serrano and the Gillibrand Holdouts Await Their Due According to Jose Serrano, Kirsten Gillibrand is going after the low-hanging fruit first.   

In the days since Representative Steve Israel decided not to consider a primary against Gillibrand, following calls from President Barack Obama and Senator Chuck Schumer, other members of the New York Congressional delegation have quickly lined up in support Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3657/delegation-divided-serrano-gillibrand-holdouts Gillibrand Rolls Out House Dems, But the Delegation Is Still Split Steve Israel’s decision to abandon a potential primary challenge to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was apparently the trigger for some members of the New York Congressional delegation to coalesce around the incumbent, as Gillibrand’s campaign rolled out endorsements today from representatives Yvette Clarke and Michael McMahon (as well as from State Senate Majority Leader Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/3597/after-israel-gillibrand-rolls-out-support City Council Winners: Mitchell, Ulrich, Ferreras Ken Mitchell edged out Debi Rose by just 34 votes in the Staten Island City Council special election yesterday, according to the unofficial results from the Board of Elections.

The B.O.E. counted 4,130 votes for Mitchell and 4,096 for Rose.

Mitchell is the former chief of staff to former councilman and now-Representative Mike McMahon. Rose, Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2176/mitchell-ulrich-ferreras Working Families Party Backs Rose for Council endorsed Rose earlier today).

 Support from the W.F.P. helps to cast Rose as the most progressive candidate vying for the seat vacated by Michael McMahon, who was elected to Congress in November.

The special election Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/1833/working-families-partry-backs-rose-council 1199 Picks Rose, Ferreras for Council Seats One of the city’s most powerful unions, 1199 SEIU, endorsed in two of the three February 24 special elections.

On Staten Island, the health care group endorsed Debi Rose, the only woman in a crowded race that includes Ken Mitchell, formerly chief of staff to former councilman Mike McMahon.

In Jackson Heights the union endorsed Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/1826/1199-picks-rose-ferreras S.I. Front-Runner Defends Petition Challenges, Says ‘It’s Not Do the Best You Can’ In the latest candidate forum for the most crowded City Council race slated for February 24, the topics were supposed to be housing, education and the economy. But after nearly all of the candidates in the race had their candidacies threatened by technical objections raised by the front-runner, Ken Mitchell, many in the race wanted Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/1807/staten-island-mitchell-and-gang Special Election Candidates Make Their Own Parties: ‘Experience Now,’ ‘No Tax,’ ‘Voice of the People’ Five City Council candidates filed petitions with the city Board of Elections to appear on the ballot for the special elections taking place on February 24.

Since special elections are nonpartisan, candidates also had to create a party name on which to run. Here they are so far:

In the 49th District on the North Read More

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