Posts Tagged ‘New York’

From The Press Republican:

The most active campaign for statewide office this year doesn’t have any candidates yet and may not even have an incumbent.

This is the odd world of the race for New York attorney general, in which at least a half-dozen lawyers and prosecutors are considering a run — but only if popular Attorney General Andrew Cuomo runs for governor. The once almost-anonymous job has transformed over the past 15 years into a high-profile role as the chief enforcer on Wall Street and in corporate America’s boardrooms.

The headline-grabbing post has become known by its initials, AG, sometimes derisively said to stand for “Aspiring Governor.” It may also soon produce New York’s second consecutive elected governor.

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From The New York Times:

Andrew M. Cuomo’s father, Mario, once left a plane waiting on a runway here that would have carried him to New Hampshire and a presidential candidacy, ending years of speculation about his interest in higher office.

From the outside, it looks as if Cuomo the son is reprising his father’s role as a reluctant Democratic star.

With the primary election for governor eight months away, Mr. Cuomo, the attorney general, continues to delay pulling the trigger on a candidacy amid growing calls for him to do so. Impatience among Democrats has increased in the past few days, as Mr. Cuomo reported a huge fund-raising lead over Gov. David A. Paterson — $16 million on hand to the governor’s $3 million — and a Republican upset in a Senate race in Massachusetts renewed fears in New York about Mr. Paterson’s vulnerability.

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From The New York Times:

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has not formally announced his candidacy for governor, but he is already running ahead in the fund-raising race.

Mr. Cuomo is to report on Friday that he has more than $16 million in his campaign account, dwarfing Gov. David A. Paterson’s war chest of more than $3 million.

The $13 million gap underscores a growing sense of inevitability surrounding Mr. Cuomo, with donors and other prominent Democrats increasingly viewing him as the party’s nominee for governor. The lopsided results also raise questions about the governor’s ability to wage a robust and competitive campaign for governor.

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From the New York Post:

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday he has found “extensive evidence” of wrongdoing by state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, including bilking his Bronx not-for-profit health-care clinic of $130,000 a year by switching a janitorial contract to an Espada-owned firm.

The explosive allegations were outlined in a 17-page motion filed in Manhattan state Supreme Court that seeks to enforce a subpoena for a wide range of records issued to the for-profit Espada Management Co. in August.

The motion says that Espada and his allies at nonprofit Soundview HealthCare Network arranged in 2007 to switch a $270,000-a-year janitorial contract to Espada Management, which was then paid $396,000 a year for providing the same services.

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