SARATOGA SPRINGS—David Paterson made a surprise appearance at Scott Murphy's campaign wrap party at the Gideon Putnam hotel in Saratoga Spa State Park, and said he felt vindicated by Scott Murphy's slim finish ahead of Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco.
Paterson created the house vacancy when he elevated Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Read More
SARATOGA SPRINGS—David Paterson made a surprise appearance at Scott Murphy's campaign wrap party at the Gideon Putnam hotel in Saratoga Spa State Park, and said he felt vindicated by Scott Murphy's slim finish ahead of Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco. Paterson created the house vacancy when he elevated Kirsten Gillibrand to replace Hillary Clinton in Read More
ALBANY—For the past few days, reporters have lobbed various big "one-year later" questions at the governor, noting that at this time in 2008 we were re-hinging our jaws as Eliot Spitzer prepared to resign. In a sit-down with reporters today Paterson said he is proudest of sounding the alarm early on the state's worsening fiscal Read More
ALBANY—For the past few days, reporters have lobbed various big "one-year later" questions at the governor, noting that at this time in 2008 we were re-hinging our jaws as Eliot Spitzer prepared to resign.
In a sit-down with reporters today Paterson said he is proudest of sounding the alarm early on the state's Read More
ALBANY—A reader points out a fun (if coincidental) bit of circularity having to do with those blistering anti-Paterson health care ads.
They were produced by Knickerbocker SKD.
Knickerbocker, the Josh Isay-led firm that advised Caroline Kennedy in her unsuccessful attempt to become a U.S. senator.
HYDE PARK—Confronted with criticism that his aides anonymously trashed Caroline Kennedy after she withdrew her bid to be a U.S. senator, David Paterson said he "condemn[s]" the leaks.
"I advised her that she might consider some options, because dropping out would encourage this kind of frenzy, where everyone's trying to figure out why," Paterson Read More
ALBANY—Here's our new senator, expected to be named at noon.
Kirsten Gillibrand, 42, had never run for public office until 2006. She was first endorsed by the Saratoga County Democratic Committee in 2005 to run against Representative John Sweeney, a four-term incumbent.
Gillibrand at that time was a partner in the Albany law Read More
ALBANY—It's not Danny O'Donnell.
"The governor called me today and told me about 5 p.m., and invited me to come tomorrow," O'Donnell just told me, referring to David Paterson's scheduled announcement of who he will designate to be the next U.S. senator. "He told me I was not the designee and thanked me for participating Read More
ALBANY—Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown believes he remains a contender for Hillary Clinton's U.S. Senate, despite sitting down with the governor late in the selection process.
Brown met with Paterson the same day Barack Obama was inaugurated.
The mayor said of the meeting that he "definitely [had] the sense that I was being vetted as Read More
ALBANY—The group New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is asking members to lobby against the possible appointment of Representative Kirsten Gillibrand to the U.S. Senate.
The group urges people to call David Paterson and "tell him you don't want the NRA to take New York's Senate Seat." The e-mail message reads:
Kirsten Gillibrand's record on Read More
ALBANY—While other elected officials left the Empire State this weekend for the big inauguration in Washington, D.C., Representative Steve Israel headed north.
"Hopefully this will all be over soon," the official said.
ALBANY—As the U.S. Senate appointment he'll have to make draws nearer, David Paterson indicated today he's doing second-round interviews.
"I'm having new thinking about who I might appoint and a few follow-up conversations with some of the people who have put themselves forward as potential candidates," Paterson said, after making an announcement with Manhattan District Read More
ALBANY—Fred Dicker was supposed to have had Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on before Representative Carolyn Maloney on his radio show today.
But Maloney's train was early, apparently, so she was in the studio as Cuomo was interviewed. He repeated his ducks when asked about his potential interest in Hillary Clinton's senate seat, then Dicker surprised Read More
ALBANY—David Paterson said that, most likely, he will not appoint someone to succeed Hillary Clinton until after the inauguration.
"I am focusing my attention now on who I think would be the replacement senator for what will be a period of about maybe two years," Paterson said a few moments ago, when asked when Read More
ALBANY—In the wake of criticism yesterday from some good government groups that the process by which David Paterson is picking a replacement for Hillary Clinton is too opaque, Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco has introduced a bill calling for the seat to be filled by a special election within 90 days of the Read More
