Two Out in Congressional Races
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- February
- 11
Corrected:
Schenectady Democrat Mayor Brian Stratton says he’s not running in the 21st District race to replace retiring Rep. Mike McNulty, according to the Albany Times-Union. The district covers the Albany region.
In the 20th District, which runs from the Hudson Valley to the North Country, Republican Richard Wager, a former Bloomberg aide, dropped out of the race.
Wager’s decision leaves Republican Sandy Treadwell, former state GOP chairman, in the race along with John Wallace and Mike Rocque.
The winner will challenge Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Hudson, Columbia County.
Here’s some of Wager’s statement:
“I also had hoped to help carry the mantle of a new and energetic generation of New York Republicans who believe in the principles of our Party and are willing to work, shoulder to shoulder, to advance them for years to come.
“I continue to harbor those hopes, but after speaking with my wife and family, I realize that the current Primary contest—which could have been avoided with a fair and open process—makes both objectives impossible to achieve.
“My staying in this race will only fracture support within our Party and delay the urgent goal of engaging the incumbent Democrat in meaningful debate.”
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Jay Gallagher has covered Albany for Gannett News Service since 1984 and has been Albany Bureau chief since 1989. He`s a native of the Boston area and likes to point out that in this millennium, the score is Red Sox 1 championship, the Yankees 0. 
Cara Matthews has been a statehouse correspondent in the Albany Bureau since August 2005. Prior to that, she covered Putnam County government and politics at The Journal News for nearly five years. Before that, she worked at newspapers in Connecticut and covered the state Legislature for one of them. 
