Topic: James Tedisco

Should NY lawmakers give themselves a pay raise?

It's a fact. New York State lawmakers haven't had a pay raise in the last 13 years, not since 1999.. . If they don't vote themselves a pay raise ...

Editorial: ... the four-time losers

Overlooked in the post-mortems on David Weprin's disaster of a congressional campaign was the Albany Kiss of Death.. . Weprin was the fourth New...

James Tedisco

James Tedisco is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing Saratoga and Schenectady counties. The counting of the votes is expected to take about two weeks.Tedisco ran against Democrat Scott Murphy in the 2009 special election for New ...

"Madoff" bill would charge rich NY inmates for jail

NEW YORK (Reuters) - For anyone who believes crime doesn't pay, tell that to the New York state legislator who introduced a " Rich New Yorkers convicted of crimes would be forced -- if his bill becomes law -- to pay the state and federal ...
Democrat Scott Murphy wins NY's 20th Congressional District after Republican Tedisco concedesAlmost a month after a special election in a heavily Republican congressional district, the Democratic candidate claimed victory Friday when his GOP opponent conceded in a race that focused attention ...

Democrat Leads by 273 Votes in Upstate N.Y. Election Battle

Susan Davis reports on politics.. The three week battle between Republican Jim Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy over a New York congressional district is heading to court today. With all but the contested ballots counted, Murphy holds a 273-vote lead over Tedisco ...

Republican Takes Lead in NY-20 House Race

Susan Davis reports on politics.. New York Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco is now leading by 12 votes in a special election for a U.S. House seat against Democrat Scott Murphy. A re-canvassing of the district voter machines added 37 votes to ...
US House race in NY now tied; both candidates have 77,225 votes as count continuesAn already close race in New York's 20th Congressional District is now tied.The state Board of Elections says Republican Jim Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy ...

US congressional contest too close to call

A Congressional by-election seen as an early popularity test for President Barack Obama's economic measures was too close to call Wednesday.Results counted overnight from Tuesday's vote in a mostly rural region in the north of New York state showed ...
Too close to call, NY House race that hinged on Obama's stimulus will come down to absenteesAfter a frenzied, bruising special election, a New York congressional race that became linked to President Barack Obama's economic recovery efforts won't be ...