Richter: Out Of Net and Out of House Race
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- January
- 29
Former New York Rangers great Mike Richter told the Albany Times-Union this afternoon that he’s skating away from the race to replace former Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 20th District.
Richter, who owns a home in Essex County in the district, told the paper that “I have a great deal of respect for Kirsten and anybody who devotes their life to public service,” adding that it’s not the right time for him to seek public office.
But he did leave the door open to running in the future, saying “The fact of the matter is that I do have a real interest in that, I do have a real interest in serving. It’s something that I would very much consider.”
Richter never indicated that he was interested in the seat, but his name was tossed around as among more than two dozen candidates considering running on the Democratic line.
Tom Poelker, chairman of the Greene County Democratic Committee, said today that the race is now probably down to about 10 candidates.
A Republican official said that Carol Schrager, a Greene County attorney, is one name they are keeping an eye on because she may be able to put some personal money to put in the campaign.
Then again, the candidates are gearing up for an election that hasn’t been called yet, which drew the ire of state GOP chairman Joseph Mondello this afternoon, who called on Gov. David Paterson to set the date already.
“”As the nation confronts the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, it is imperative that our state is fully represented in Congress,” Mondello said. “The time for Paterson to act is now.”
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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. 
