Two sitting Republican elected officials in New York's 22nd congressional district, and the district's former representative are publicly backing the Democratic challenger instead of their own party's incumbent.
First-term Republican U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney was an early supporter of Donald Trump who has drawn comparisons to the president by brashly claiming some people who commit mass murders are Democrats and promoting a petition to lock up Hillary Clinton.
Assemblyman and candidate for Congress Anthony Brindisi was joined by Jon “Bowzer” Bauman of the rock band Sha Na Na at the North Utica Community Center.
Polling conducted last week in the 22nd Congressional District of New York shows incumbent Claudia Tenney eight points ahead of challenger Anthony Brindisi.
Assemblyman Anthony Picente is calling on U.S trade representatives to China to stop allowing the export of deadly Fentanyl from their country to upstate NY.
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R NY-22) seems to have angered a group of local farmers recently during a radio interview when she said, “any dairy farmer that supports my opponent is not a legitimate business owner.”