United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New York will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the twenty seven U.S. Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

from the state, one from each of the state's twenty seven congressional districts, a loss of two seats following the 2010 United States Census. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election

United States presidential election, 2012

The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...

, and a U.S. Senate election

United States Senate election in New York, 2012

The 2012 United States Senate election in New York will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S...

District 1

Incumbent Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

Tim Bishop

Timothy H. "Tim" Bishop is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of Central and Eastern Suffolk County, including most of Smithtown, as well as the entirety of the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold, Southampton,...

, who was first elected in 2002

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2002

New York held elections with the rest of the country on November 5, 2002Because it didn't grow as fast as other states, New York lost 2 Congressional seats because of Congressional apportionment following the Census...

, kicked off his re-election campaign in April 2011. In March 2011, Bishop was included in a list of potentially vulnerable Democrats by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. They play a critical role in recruiting candidates, raising funds, and organizing races in districts that are expected to yield...

.

Randy Altschuler

Randy Altschuler

Randolph "Randy" Brody Altschuler is a businessman and politician on Long Island, New York. He was the Republican Party and Conservative Party candidate for Congress in New York's 1st Congressional District in 2010....

, the 2010 Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

and Conservative nominee, and George Demos

George Demos

George Demos is a former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor, and a former candidate for the Republican nomination for New York's 1st congressional district in New York State's Long Island.-Early life:...

, a former Securities and Exchange Commission prosecutor who ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary in 2010, will both run again.
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District 3

Republican

Republican Party (United States)

incumbent Peter King

Peter T. King

Peter T. "Pete" King is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. King's central Long Island district includes parts of Nassau and Suffolk counties....

said in May 2011 that the Nassau County

Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...

Republican Party had encouraged him to run for president

United States presidential election, 2012

. King also said, however, that he was focused "entirely on getting re-elected to Congress."
External links

Peter King campaign website

District 4

Democratic incumbent Carolyn McCarthy

Carolyn McCarthy

Carolyn McCarthy is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located in central Long Island in west-central Nassau County and includes Mineola, the Five Towns, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Garden City, Hempstead,...

, who has represented the 4th district since 1997, intends to run for re-election. Frank Scaturro, who unsuccessfully ran for the Republican and Conservative Party nominations in 2010, will run again.
External links

Frank Scaturro campaign website

District 9

Incumbent Republican Bob Turner

Bob Turner (politician)

Robert L. "Bob" Turner is the United States Representative for New York's 9th congressional district which straddles parts of Brooklyn and Queens. He is a member of the Republican Party, holding his first public office. He was elected in September 2011 to complete the term of Democrat Anthony...

won this seat in a special election

New York's 9th congressional district special election, 2011

A 2011 special election in New York's 9th congressional district was held on September 13, 2011 to fill a seat in the U.S. Congress for New York's 9th congressional district, after Representative Anthony Weiner resigned from this seat on June 21, 2011 due to his sexting scandal...

on September 13, 2011. The district is widely expected to change significantly or be effectively eliminated in redistricting as a result of the 2010 census.

Turner, regardless of the results of redistricting, will seek re-election. Rory Lancman, a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...

, may seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Turner.

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Edolphus Towns, who was first elected in 1982, confirmed in March 2011 that he would run for re-election.

Hakeem Jeffries

Hakeem Jeffries

-Early career:Jeffries holds a degree from New York University School of Law as well as a Master's Degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Binghamton University where he graduated with honors for outstanding academic achievement...

, a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

, has filed paperwork and begun to accept campaign contributions in order to challenge Towns in the Democratic primary. New York City Councilmembers

New York City Council

The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and...

Charles Barron

Charles Barron is a Democratic politician who represents the 42nd District of New York City in the New York City Council...

, who challenged Towns in the 2006

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2006

On November 7, 2006, New York, along with the rest of the country held elections for the United States House of Representatives. Democrats picked up 3 House seats, the 19th, the 20th, and the 24th....

primary, and Letitia James

Letitia James

Letitia A. "Tish" James is an American lawyer, activist and politician in the Working Families Party. She is the current New York City Council member for Brooklyn's 35th Council District. Elected in November 2003, she represents the neighborhoods of Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, parts of Crown...

may also run in the Democratic primary. Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell is an American political activist, poet, writer, and entrepreneur. Powell is also a nationally recognized activist who speaks against violence against girls and women, appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show in March 2009...

, an activist and former star of The Real World: New York
The Real World: New York
The Real World is the first season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal...

who ran in both 2008

United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2008

The 2008 congressional elections in New York were held on November 4, 2008 to determine represention in the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York has 29 seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census...

and 2010, will not run.

Towns' son Darryl Towns

Darryl Towns

Darryl C. Towns is a former representative of the 54th Assembly District in the New York State Legislature, which comprises the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, and East New York from 1993 to 2011.-Career:...

, a former member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

, was formerly considered the "next in line" for the seat; however in 2011 he accepted a position in the administration of Governor

Governor of New York

The Governor of the State of New York is the chief executive of the State of New York. The governor is the head of the executive branch of New York's state government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military and naval forces. The officeholder is afforded the courtesy title of His/Her...

Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Mark Cuomo is the 56th and current Governor of New York, having assumed office on January 1, 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 64th New York State Attorney General, and was the 11th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development...

, thereby lessening the chance he will run for the seat.
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District 13

Incumbent Republican

Republican Party (United States)

Michael Grimm

Michael Grimm (politician)

Michael Gerard Grimm is the U.S. Representative for , which consists of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former FBI agent, businessman, and U.S. Marine, having served in the Gulf War....

, who was first elected in 2010, is seeking re-election. Restaurateur

Restaurateur

A restaurateur is a person who opens and runs restaurants professionally. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who owns a restaurant, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of the restaurant business.-Etymology:The word...

Alex Borgognone will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Grimm. State assemblyman

New York State Assembly

Mike Cusick

Michael Cusick

Michael J. Cusick is a New York State legislator who represents the New York State Assembly's District 63, which is located within Staten Island, New York. He is a Democrat.-Background:...

; investment banker

Investment banking

An investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations and governments in raising capital by underwriting and/or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities...

Robert Diamond

Robert Edward "Bob" Diamond, Jr. is an American banker, currently Group Chief Executive of British bank, Barclays Plc. He is also Chief Executive of Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth Management, comprising Barclays Capital, Barclays Corporate and Barclays Bank...

; New York City Councilman

New York City Council

Vincent J. Gentile

Vincent J. Gentile is a member of the New York City Council representing District 43, which comprises the Southwest Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge, and Dyker Heights....

; former U.S. Representative Michael McMahon

Michael McMahon

Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council....

, who represented the 13th district from 2009 until 2011; Mark Murphy, an aide

Personal assistant

A personal assistant or personal aide is someone who assists in daily business or personal tasks. It is common in design to have a PDA, or personal design assistant....

to New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio; New York City Councilwoman Debi Rose

Debi Rose

Deborah "Debi" Rose is a Democratic City Council member in New York City. She was elected to the 49th Council District, in northern Staten Island, New York. In the September 2009 Democratic primary, Rose defeated incumbent Kenneth Mitchell by 16 percentage points...

; and state senator

New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...

Diane Savino

Diane Savino is a Democratic elected official from New York City, USA.She currently represents the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate, in northern Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including Sunset Park and Coney Island. She was elected in 2004.On December 2, 2009, Savino...

may also seek the Democratic nomination. The 13th district is likely to become more favorable to Democrats after redistricting

Redistricting

Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...

.
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District 14

Reshma Saujani

Reshma Saujani is an Indian-American lawyer and politician who lost the 2010 Democratic primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 14th congressional district against incumbent Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney. She was the first Indian-American woman to run for Congress...

, who unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Carolyn Maloney in the 2010 Democratic primary, will not run again.

District 15

Incumbent Democrat Charles B. Rangel

Charles B. Rangel

Charles Bernard "Charlie" Rangel is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the third-longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives. As its most senior member, he is also the Dean of New York's congressional delegation...

, who was censured

Censure in the United States

In the United States, a motion of censure is a congressional procedure for reprimanding the President of the United States, a member of Congress, or a judge. Unlike impeachment, in the United States censure has no explicit basis in the federal constitution. It derives from the formal condemnation...

by the House of Representatives after being found guilty of ethics violations, filed to run for re-election in February 2011. Vincent Morgan, a former member of Rangel's staff who unsuccessfully challenged Rangel in the 2010, will run again. State senator

New York State Senate

The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. There are no limits on the number of terms one may serve...

Adriano Espaillat

Adriano Espaillat is currently a member of the New York State Senate and formerly of the New York State Assembly.Espaillat graduated from Bishop Dubois High School in 1974 and earned his B.S. degree in political science at Queens College in 1978...

; Joyce Johnson; former state assemblyman

New York State Assembly

Adam Clayton Powell IV, who has unsuccessfully challenged Rangel twice in the past; assemblyman Robert J. Rodriguez

Robert J. Rodriguez

Robert J. Rodriguez is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 68th Assembly District based in East Harlem....

; Clyde Williams, a former adviser to Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

and a former political director of the Democratic National Committee

Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...

; and assemblyman Keith Wright

Keith L. T. Wright

Keith L. T. Wright is an American politician and a member of the New York State Assembly. He was first elected to the assembly in 1992 and has been reelected ever since. In early 2007, he proposed a bill limiting retail sale of violent video games to individuals below 30 years of age. This...

may also seek the Democratic nomination.
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Districts 16 and 17

Democratic state assemblyman Michael Benjamin

Michael Benjamin (New York Assemblyman)

Michael Benjamin represented District 79 in the New York State Assembly, which includes Morrisania, Crotona Park East, and East Tremont, until December 31, 2010. The seat is currently held by Eric Stevenson....

has formed a campaign committee to run for Congress in the district drawn to include his home, which he expects to necessitate running against either José Enrique Serrano or Eliot Engel, both of whom are Democratic incumbents.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Nita Lowey

Nita Lowey

Nita Melnikoff Lowey is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously represented the 20th district from 1989 to 1993.-Early life, education and career:...

will seek re-election. Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Clinton

Chelsea Victoria Clinton is a television journalist, currently serving as Special Correspondent for NBC News, and philanthropist, working through the Clinton Global Initiative. She is the only child of former U.S...

, the daughter of former President

President of the United States

The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....

Bill Clinton

and Secretary of State

United States Secretary of State

The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...

Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the...

, will not seek the Democratic nomination.

Army reservist

United States Army Reserve

The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....

Mark Rosen, who previously sought the seat in 2010 but was forced to drop out of the race after being deployed

Military deployment

Military deployment is the movement of armed forces and their logistical support infrastructure around the world.-United States:The United States Military defines the term as follows:...

to Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...

, will seek the Republican nomination.
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District 19

Republican Nan Hayworth

Nan Hayworth

Nan Alison Sutter Hayworth is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and nursing career:...

, who has represented the 19th district since January 2011, will run for re-election. Her campaign raised $711,894 between January and June 2011, the most out of all New York freshman

Freshman

A freshman or fresher is a first-year student in secondary school, high school, or college. The term first year can also be used as a noun, to describe the students themselves A freshman (US) or fresher (UK, India) (or sometimes fish, freshie, fresher; slang plural frosh or freshmeat) is a...

representatives. State senator Greg Ball

Gregory R. Ball

Gregory R. Ball is an American business executive, former active duty Air Force officer and member of the New York State Senate. He is a resident of Carmel, New York....

may challenge Hayworth in the Republican primary.

Matthew Alexander, the mayor of Wappingers Falls

Wappingers Falls, New York

Wappingers Falls is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The name is derived from the local Wappinger Indians. One half of the village is in the town of Wappinger and the other half is in the town of Poughkeepsie, with Wappinger Creek forming the dividing line between the...

; and Richard Becker, a cardiologist, will seek the Democratic nomination. Sean Eldridge

Sean Eldridge

Sean Eldridge , is an American political activist and philanthropist. He is a Senior Advisor at the non-profit Freedom to Marry for same-sex marriages and President of the Telos Foundation.-Early life and education:...

, an LGBT

LGBT

LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...

activist; Mike Kaplowitz

Mike Kaplowitz

Michael B. "Mike" Kaplowitz is an American lawyer, financial planner and Democratic politician from Somers, New York...

, a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators

Westchester County Board of Legislators

The Westchester County Board of Legislators is the legislative, policy-making branch of Westchester County. The powers of the Board are enumerated in the County’s charter. A key power of the Board concerns finances: appropriating funds, approving the budget and levying taxes...

; and Margo Miller, the former chair of Democrats Abroad

Democrats Abroad

Democrats Abroad is the official organization of the Democratic Party for United States citizens living permanently or temporarily abroad. The organization is given state-level recognition by the Democratic National Committee....

, may also run for the Democratic nomination. Democrat John Hall, who represented the 19th district from 2007 until 2011, announced in July 2011 that he would not run again.
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District 20

Republican Chris Gibson has represented the 20th district since January 2011. Joel Tyner, a member of the Dutchess County

Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...

legislature, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Gibson.
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Joel Tyner campaign website

District 22

The 22nd district has been represented by Democrat Maurice Hinchey

Maurice Hinchey

Maurice Dunlea Hinchey , is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

since 1993. Tom Engel, an attorney, and George Phillips, a teacher who unsuccessfully challenged Hinchey in 2008 and 2010, will seek the Republican nomination.

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District 23

Republican businessman Matt Doheny, who unsuccessfully challenged Democratic incumbent Bill Owens in 2010, plans to run again. Doheny and Doug Hoffman

Doug Hoffman

Douglas L. "Doug" Hoffman is an American businessman, accountant and former congressional candidate. He was the Conservative Party candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district. On November 3, 2009, he was defeated by...

, a businessman who was the Conservative Party

Conservative Party of New York

The Conservative Party of New York State is an American political party active in the state of New York. It is not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the American Conservative Party, which it predates by over 40 years....

nominee in 2010 and a 2009 special election

New York's 23rd congressional district special election, 2009

The 2009 special election for New York's 23rd congressional district was held on November 3, 2009, to select the successor to Republican John M. McHugh...

, may seek the Conservative ballot line in 2012. Kelly Eustis, the 23-year-old executive director of One Nation PAC, will decide whether to seek the Republican and Conservative nominations in July 2011 (he will reach the constitutionally mandated minimum age of 25 years old just before the 2012 elections). Jeff Stabins, an eccentric politician who until recently lived in Hernando County, Florida

Hernando County, Florida

Hernando County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 130,802. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 165,409 . Its county seat is Brooksville, Florida. The majority of the county's population is in Spring Hill, west portion of Hernando...

, has also expressed interest in the GOP nomination, having relocated to Sacketts Harbor, New York to seek the seat.

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District 25

The 25th district has been represented by Republican Ann Marie Buerkle

Ann Marie Buerkle

Ann Marie Buerkle is the U.S. Representative for , elected in 2010 in an upset of incumbent Dan Maffei. She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and career:...

since January 2011. Dan Maffei

Dan Maffei

Daniel Benjamin "Dan" Maffei is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011, and currently a senior adviser at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. He is seeking the Democratic nomination to run for his old seat in 2012.-Early life, education and career:Maffei was born in...

, who represented the 25th district from 2009 until 2011, and Brianne Murphy, an attorney, will run for the Democratic nomination to challenge Buerkle. Tom Buckel, a Democratic member of the Onondaga County

Onondaga County, New York

Onondaga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 467,026. The county seat is Syracuse.Onondaga County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area....

legislature, also may run.
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District 28

Incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter, who has represented the Rochester metropolitan area since 1987, will run for re-election. Andrew Decker, the sixth great nephew of Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross

Betsy Ross is widely credited with making the first American flag. There is, however, no credible historical evidence that the story is true.-Early life:...

, will seek the Republican nomination. Monroe County

Monroe County, New York

Monroe County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 744,344. It is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States of America. Its county seat is the city of Rochester....

Executive Maggie Brooks

Maggie Brooks

Maggie A. Brooks is a broadcasting personality and politician most notable for having served as the first female County Executive of Monroe County, New York....

may also run for the Republican nomination. Former Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

defensive tackle Fred Smerlas

Fred Smerlas

Frederic Charles Smerlas is a former American football defensive lineman who was a 5-time NFL Pro Bowl selection during 14-year career as a nose tackle with the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots.Smerlas, of Greek-American descent, graduated from Waltham High School in...

, who previously passed on a 2010 run, has also expressed an interest in running for the seat.
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District 29

Incumbent Republican Tom Reed was elected to this seat in November 2010. As of July 2011, Reed has stated that "Re-election is the farthest thing from my mind," but has continued to engage in fundraising, mainly to pay off campaign debts. Shawn Hogan, the mayor of Hornell

Hornell, New York

Hornell is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 9,019 at the 2000 census. The city is named after the Hornell family, early settlers. Its current population has not yet been released by the new census....

and chairman of the Steuben County

Steuben County, New York

Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

Democratic Party, indicated shortly after the 2010 elections that Matthew Zeller

Matthew Zeller

Matthew C. "Matt" Zeller is a United States Army veteran of the Afghan War and the 2010 Democratic nominee for .-Early life, education and career:...

, an Afghanistan war

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...

veteran

Veteran

A veteran is a person who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field; " A veteran of ..."...

and former CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...

officer who unsuccessfully challenged Reed in 2010

New York's 29th congressional district elections, 2010

Two elections in New York's 29th district were held on November 2, 2010. The candidates vied to replace Eric Massa, who resigned the seat on March 8, 2010 as a result of health issues and allegations of sexual harassment....

, would run for the seat again in 2012 unless he were to relocate back to his previous home in Washington, DC.

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