Tagged: Kathy Hochul

Former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul has landed a new job. M&T Bank Corporation has hired Hochul to serve as its Vice President of Government Relations.

Republican Chris Collins was sworn in Thursday as one of the newest members of  the U.S. House of Representatives. Collins is among 82 freshman representatives in the House.

Democratic Representatives Kathy Hochul and Louise Slaughter were given a campaign boost with a visit from President Clinton on Friday.

Clinton was in Rochester, speaking on behalf of the candidates at the Main Street Armory. The President's speech focused on the need for bipartisanship and how Democrats are willing to work across the aisle. He also supported the Democratic approach to the economy and to healthcare.

Clinton's visit was spearheaded by efforts made by former Erie County Democratic Chairman Leonard Lenihan.
 

A veteran of many panels at area political debates, Buffalo News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy believes Tuesday night's debate between Kathy Hochul and Chris Collins was one of the best he has witnessed.

McCarthy was among the panelists at the studios of WNED-TV who posed questions to the candidates in the race for the 27th Congressional district.

As McCarthy sees it, both candidates were very clear in their positions and avoided many of the platitudes that bring little value to political discussions.

A recent poll shows a dead heat in the race for the newly-redrawn 27th Congressional District, which links the suburbs and rural areas between Buffalo and Rochester.

The two candidates will face off tonight in a debate in the WNED studios with a live broadcast on WNED-TV and 88.7 WBFO-FM at 7  p.m.

Incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul won the seat in a special election last year in a district that is heavily Republican. Her GOP challenger is former Erie County Executive Chris Collins.

House Speaker John Boehner says he needs Chris Collins in the House of Representatives and that's why he made a flying visit Saturday morning to back the Clarence business man.

Collins' congressional campaign received a big boost when the House Speaker visited the region to plug for the Republican candidate. 

A new Siena Research Institute poll shows that the race between Chris Collins and Kathy Hochul for the 27th Congressional District seat is a dead heat.

A polling of more than 600 voters shows each candidate to be favored by 47 percent, making the 6 percent of undecided voters the key to the coming election. These numbers remain consistent with a survey conducted over the summer.

The poll was sponsored by The Buffalo News and WGRZ-TV.

It has a margin of error of 4 percent.
 

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney's statements about nearly half the population are "improper" according to one local lawmaker.  

Romney's comments about not having to worry about  47-percent of Americans who, as he put it, believe they are victims, are inappropriate according to Rep. Kathy Hochul.

Hochul says many of the people Romney is referring to are seniors or low-income workers who do pay federal payroll taxes.  

The race for the 27th Congressional District is a dead heat, that according to a recent poll conducted by the Buffalo News, WGRZ and Sienna College.

The poll found a mere 2% edge for Republican Chris Collins over incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul. The margin of error for the poll is near 4%.  7% of those queried remain undecided.

Tax returns took center stage this week in the heated battle for the 27th Congressional district.

Earlier this week, Democratic Representative Kathy Hochul offered the public a look at the her salary and that of her husnand, U.S. Attorney William Hochul.

The figures produced fodder for her Republican foe, Chris Collins, who said the Hochuls have become millionaire's on the backs of taxpayers.

"She's not really this middle class person she pretends to be," said Collins.

Congresswoman Hochul refuted the attacks.