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.
Kiryas Joel is a village coterminous with the Town of Palm Tree in Orange County,New York,United States. The village shares one government with the Town. The vast majority of its residents are Yiddish-speaking Hasidic Jews who belong to the worldwide Satmar sect of Hasidism.
Woodbury is a town and village in Orange County,New York,United States. The town population was 12,197 at the 2020 census. The village was incorporated in 2006 and comprises all of the town that is not part of the village of Harriman. The region was once called Woodbury Clove. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh,NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport,NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. Woodbury is in the southeastern part of Orange County. The town also has four schools,which are part of the Monroe-Woodbury Central school District.
Chester is a town in Orange County,New York,United States. The population was 12,646 at the 2020 census. Chester contains a village,also called Chester.
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.
The Orange County Register is a paid daily newspaper published in California. The Register,published in Orange County,California,is owned by the private equity firm Alden Global Capital via its Digital First Media News subsidiaries.
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.
John Joseph Hall is an American musician,songwriter,politician,environmentalist,and community activist. He was elected to the legislature of Ulster County,New York,in 1989 and the Saugerties,New York Board of Education in 1991,and he was the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district,serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Hall also founded the rock band Orleans in 1972 and continues to perform with them.
Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district is a district in the state of Pennsylvania. It includes almost all of Chester County and the southeastern portion of Berks County including the city of Reading and its southeastern suburbs. The district is represented by Democrat Chrissy Houlahan,who has served in Congress since 2019. As currently drawn,the district is among the wealthiest in Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional.
The Spoilers is a 1955 American Western film directed by Jesse Hibbs and starring Anne Baxter,Jeff Chandler and Rory Calhoun. Set in Nome,Alaska during the 1898 Gold Rush,it culminates in a spectacular saloon fistfight between Glennister (Chandler) and McNamara (Calhoun).
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.
The 2010 New York gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010. Incumbent Democratic governor David Paterson,elected as lieutenant governor in 2006 as the running mate of Eliot Spitzer,initially ran for a full term but dropped out of the race. Democratic New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo defeated Republican Carl Paladino to become the next governor of New York.
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.
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.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 8,2016,to elect 27 U.S. representatives from the state of New York. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries took place on June 28.
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.
Thomas J. Basile is an American businessman,political commentator,and Republican politician in New York. He served in the George W. Bush administration in various capacities,including in Iraq,and was the executive director of the New York Republican Party from 2009–2011.
Colin J. Schmitt is an American businessman and politician who served two terms as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 99th district,which covers parts of Orange and Rockland Counties. He is a member of the Republican Party.
