Elections

KATONAH, N.Y. – How would you feel if your son or daughter married someone from the opposite political party?

The answer to this question reveals much about the political discord that exists today in our country, said Ryan Clancy, chief strategist for No Labels, a national political organization that promotes bipartisanship.

According to national polling, a majority of Americans would ...

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. – He was once the youngest mayor in the United States and is currently the Dutchess County executive. And for his next trick, Marc Molinaro, a Republican, would like to be governor of New York.

Molinaro knows he’s the underdog—in the last 40 years, there has only been one Republican elected—but, as he told the crowd who’d come to see him speak at ...

HUDSON VALLEY, N.Y. - Peter Harckham (D-South Salem) will challenge incumbent state Sen. Terrence Murphy (R-Yorktown) in November's general election after defeating Robert Kesten (D-South Salem) in yesterday's Democratic Party primary, according to unofficial election results.

More than 21,000 votes were cast in the 40th State Senate District primary, with Harckham, a former ...