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Tedisco is the GOP nominee for Gillibrand seat
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| Last Edited | Monsieur Jan 27, 2009 03:14pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, January 27, 2009 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | New York Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco has been tapped as the Republican nominee for Kirsten Gillibrand’s vacant 20th District House seat, according to several New York GOP sources.
The decision was made this afternoon in Albany, where the 10 Republican county chairmen within the district met to select a nominee. Tedisco had enough support that he won with little opposition.
An outspoken conservative, Tedisco had a combative relationship with former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, and generated headlines in 2007 when he challenged Spitzer’s plan to give drivers' licenses to illegal immigrants.
Tedisco hails from Saratoga County, the most populous county in the district, which Republican operatives viewed as a plus for the special election.
“Jim Tedisco is a strong candidate who has a record of standing up and fighting for the interests and values of his constituents," said NRCC spokesman Ken Spain. "He is the consensus candidate of local Republicans in upstate New York and we are confident he will attract the support of mainstream middle class voters as he has in the past.”
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