Albany is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York,and the seat of and most populous city in Albany County. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River,about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River.
Gerald David "Jerry" Jennings is an American former politician from the state of New York who was the 74th mayor of Albany. A Democrat,Jennings won five terms as mayor of Albany and served in that capacity for 20 years. At the time of his retirement in 2013,Jennings was the second longest tenured mayor in the city's history.
Herbert C. Conaway Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician,who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998,where he represents the 7th Legislative District.
Alexander Ferguson "Sandy" Treadwell is an American politician,journalist,and artist. He was Secretary of State of New York,as well as New York's representative on the Republican National Committee. He was also a writer for Sports Illustrated.
The Green Party of New York is the affiliate of the Green Party of the United States in the U.S. state of New York. It was founded in 1992 and is a part of the Green Party movement. The Party has had ballot access at various points in its history. It regained ballot status for four years when Howie Hawkins received over 50,000 votes in the 2010 gubernatorial election and retained it for another four years in the 2014 election,when the party moved up to line D,the fourth line on state ballots,passing the Working Families and Independence parties,with 5 percent of the vote. It lost its status as a ballot-qualified political party in New York as of November 2020 when the law governing ballot access was changed requiring a larger number of votes in the Presidential and Gubernatorial elections.
James Nicholas Tedisco is an American politician. Since 2023,he has been the New York State Senator for New York's 44th State Senate district.
P. David Soares is the Albany County,New York District Attorney. He is a Democrat.
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 4,2008,to elect the 29 U.S. representatives from the State of New York,one from each of the state's 29 congressional districts. 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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election in which Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a wide margin.
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.
The 2010 United States Senate special election in New York took place on November 2,2010,concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Governor David Paterson had appointed Kirsten Gillibrand to serve as United States Senator from New York until the 2010 special election,replacing former Senator Hillary Clinton,who resigned to serve as Secretary of State in the Barack Obama administration. The winner of the special election was to complete the term ending in January 2013. The special election took place concurrently with the regular election for the Senate seat held by Charles Schumer and the 2010 New York gubernatorial election.
On March 31,2009,New York held a special election to fill a vacancy in its 20th congressional district. In January,the district's representative,Kirsten Gillibrand,was appointed US senator from New York,replacing Hillary Clinton,who had been appointed Secretary of State in the Obama administration. The two major-party candidates were Scott Murphy,a Democrat and private businessman,and Jim Tedisco,a Republican and the minority leader of the New York State Assembly. A Libertarian candidate,Eric Sundwall,was initially included in the race,but later removed from the ballot.
The history of Albany,New York,began long before the first interaction of Europeans with the native Indian tribes,as they had long inhabited the area. The area was originally inhabited by an Algonquian Indian tribe,the Mohicans,as well as the Iroquois,five nations of whom the easternmost,the Mohawk,had the closest relations with traders and settlers in Albany.
The 2012 United States Senate election in New York took 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.
Steven Francis "Steve" McLaughlin is an American politician serving as County Executive of Rensselaer County,New York. A Republican,McLaughlin represented the 107th District in the New York State Assembly from 2011 to 2017;the district included parts of Albany,Columbia,Greene and Rensselaer Counties in New York's Capital Region. McLaughlin was elected Rensselaer County Executive in November 2017.
The history of Albany,New York from 1860 to 1900 begins in 1860,prior to the start of the Civil War,and ends in 1900.
The history of Albany,New York from 1983 to present begins with the death of Erastus Corning 2nd,Albany's longest serving mayor. When Corning died in 1983,Thomas Whalen assumed the mayorship and was reelected twice. Albany saw a significant influx of federal dollars earmarked for restoring historic structures. What Corning had saved from destruction,Whalen refurbished. The Mayor's Office of Special Events was created in an effort to increase the number of festivals and artistic events in the city,including a year-long Dongan Charter tricentennial celebration in 1986. Whalen is credited for an "unparalleled cycle of commercial investment and development" in Albany due to his "aggressive business development programs".
The 2012 New York state elections took place on November 6,2012. These elections included the 2012 presidential election,an election to one U.S. Senate seat,and elections to all 27 New York congressional seats,all 63 seats in the New York State Senate,and all 150 seats in the New York State Assembly.
Patricia Fahy is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party,who currently represents parts of Albany County in the New York State Assembly,including most of western Albany. She was previously president of the Albany City Board of Education.
John T. McDonald III is the Assembly member for the 108th District of the New York State Assembly. He is a Democrat. The district includes all of Cohoes and Rensselaer,and parts of Albany and Troy.
A special election for New York's 25th congressional district was held following the death of U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter. Democrat Joseph Morelle defeated Republican Jim Maxwell on November 6,2018.
