Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census,the population was 401,310. The county seat is Goshen. This county was first created in 1683 and reorganized with its present boundaries in 1798. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state.
Mark Steven Kirk is an American retired politician and attorney who served as a United States senator for Illinois from 2010 to 2017,and as the United States representative for Illinois's 10th congressional district from 2001 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party,Kirk describes himself as socially liberal and fiscally conservative. To date,he is the last Republican to serve Illinois in the U.S. Senate.
Thomas Chester Edwards is an American politician who was a United States Representative from Texas,representing a district based in Waco,from 1991 to 2011. Previously,he served in the Texas Senate from 1983 to 1990. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Edwards was on Barack Obama's vice presidential shortlist in 2008.
James William Gerlach is the former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district,serving from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Gerlach retired from Congress after completing his sixth term.
Patrick Joseph Murphy is an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd United States Under Secretary of the Army. He was the first veteran of the Iraq War to be elected to the United States House of Representatives,representing Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. Murphy is a former anchor of Taking the Hill on MSNBC. Murphy is currently on the faculty of Wharton Business School and the Distinguished Chair of Innovation at the United States Military Academy.
Anthony Gregory Brown is an American lawyer and politician serving as the attorney general of Maryland. He also served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 4th congressional district from 2017 to 2023 and as the eighth lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2007 to 2015. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for governor in the 2014 election,losing to Republican Larry Hogan in a close race.
Charles E. Summers Jr. is an American politician,businessman,and Iraq War veteran. A Republican from the state of Maine,he served as Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs in the first Trump Administration.
New York State Assembly,District 99 is located in the southern part of the State of New York in the United States. District 99 is north of New York City and is composed of parts of Orange and Rockland Counties. It is encompassed by New York's 40th State Senate district and New York's 42nd State Senate district,as well as New York's 17th congressional district and New York's 18th congressional district since redistricting in 2022.
Marcus James Molinaro is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party,Molinaro was a member of the Dutchess County Legislature and the New York State Assembly before being elected county executive of Dutchess County,New York in 2011. He was reelected county executive in 2015 and 2019. Molinaro is also a former mayor of Tivoli;when he became mayor at age 19,he was the youngest mayor in the United States at that time. Molinaro was the Republican nominee for governor of New York in 2018,losing to Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.
The Ground Truth is a 2006 documentary film about veterans of the Iraq War. It was directed and produced by Patricia Foulkrod.
Bruce Kenneth Nestande was an American politician who served as a Republican California State Assemblyman and Orange County Supervisor.
Kieran Michael Lalor is an American politician,entrepreneur and author who founded Iraq Vets for Congress. He works in the defense industry,and is a former social studies teacher,and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War. Lalor was a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 105th district.
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.
Edward A. Diana is an American educator,politician and former County Executive of Orange County,New York. Prior to being elected County Executive,he served for twelve years as County Legislator. He resides in Wallkill,New York.
David Gregory Bellavia is a former United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Bellavia has also received the Bronze Star Medal,two Army Commendation Medals,two Army Achievement Medals,and the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross. In 2005,Bellavia was inducted into the New York Veterans' Hall of Fame. He has subsequently been involved with politics in Western New York State. Upon being awarded the Medal of Honor on June 25,2019,Bellavia became the first,and currently only living recipient of the Medal of Honor for service during the Iraq War.
Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st president of the United States,serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican lawyer from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. Garfield. Assuming the presidency after Garfield's assassination,Arthur's presidency saw the largest expansion of the U.S. Navy,the end of the so-called "spoils system",and the implementation of harsher restrictions for migrants entering from abroad.
Ryan Anthony Costello is an American politician,lobbyist and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he was first elected to the Congress in the 2014 midterms. Costello previously served on the Chester County Board of Commissioners (2011–2015),which he chaired from 2013 to 2015.
Karl A. Brabenec is the New York State Assemblyman from the 98th District. A Republican,he has served in the Assembly since 2014,when he won a special election. The 98th District contains portions of Orange and Rockland Counties in the Hudson Valley. In January 2023,Brabenec ascended to the role of Assembly Minority Whip after previously serving as the Deputy Minority Whip since 2019.
Guy Lorin Reschenthaler is an American politician,attorney,judge,and U.S. Navy veteran. A Republican,he is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district and was previously a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 37th district. He served as a district judge,and in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) during the Iraq War. He is serving as the Republican Chief Deputy Whip in the 118th Congress.
The 2018 California's 39th congressional district election was held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with a primary election being held on June 5,2018. Incumbent Republican Representative Ed Royce,retired instead of running for a 14th term.
