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NEW YORK

Your complete directory of New York candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): July 2010
Filing Deadline (Independents): August 2010
Filing Deadline (Other Parties): September 2010
Primary: September 2010

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Giuliani for Mayor - 1993

POLITICAL PARTY LEGEND:
(D) = Democrat - (R) = Republican - (C) = Conservative - (CNST) = Constitution
(G) = Green - (IP) = Independence Party - (I) = Independent/No Party - (Ind) - Independent
(L) = Liberal - (LIBT) = Libertarian - (NL) = Natural Law - (RTL) = Right to Life -
(SJ) = Save Jobs - (SC) = School Choice - (SWP) = Socialist Workers
(WF) = Working Families

Note: New York law permits "fusion" candidates (i.e., individuals who
concurrently seek an office as a candidate of more than one party).

This page was last updated on June 25, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
David Paterson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Andrew Cuomo (D) - Attorney General & Ex-US Housing Secretary
John Cahill (R) - Attorney & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Chris Collins (R) - Erie County Executive & Businessman
Ed Cox (R) - Attorney & Son-in-Law of President Nixon
Rick Lazio (R) - Ex-Congressman, Attorney & '00 US Sen. Nominee
George Pataki (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Attorney

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

Alfred E. Smith for Governor - 1918

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Malcolm Smith (D)* - Acting Lieutenant Governor & Senate Majority Leader

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Tom DiNapoli (D)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Andrew Cuomo (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Richard Brodsky (D) - State Assemblyman & Attorney
Michael Gianaris (D) - State Assemblyman
Eliot Spitzer (D) - Ex-Governor & Ex-Attorney General
Tom Suozzi (D) - Nassau County Executive, Ex-Glen Cove Mayor, Attorney & '06 Governor Candidate

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State Assembly (Republican Caucus)

State Senate (Democratic Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Chuck Schumer (D)* - Next Election in 2010.
Randy Credico (D) - Comedian & Drug Legalization Activist

Jacob K. Javits for US Senate - 1956

Kirsten Gillibrand (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Special Election in 2010.
Jon Cooper (D) - Suffolk County Legislator & Manufacturing Executive
Carolyn Maloney (D) - Congresswoman & Ex-NYC City Councilwoman
Scott Noren (D) - Oral Surgeon & Army Veteran
José Serrano (D) - Congressman
Jonathan Tasini (D) - Ex-National Writers Union President, Labor Union Organizer & '06 Candidate
Pete King (R) - Congressman, Ex-Nassau County Comptroller, Ex-Hempstead Town Councilman & Attorney
George Pataki (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Attorney