People

Hillary Clinton (D) - Senator & Former First Lady
Hillary Clinton is a junior Democratic Senator from New York. Married to former President Bill Clinton, she was First Lady from 1993 to 2001. She ran for the Democratic nomination for President in 2008.
Michael Bloomberg (I) - NYC Mayor
Michael Bloomberg has been serving as Mayor of New York City since 2001. A billionaire businessman prior to public office, the newly Independent Bloomberg is considered a possible candidate for president in 2008.
Jon Stewart - Comedian News Anchor
Jon Stewart is the host of Comedy Central's Daily Show, a half hour comedy news program that focuses heavily on Washington's pitfalls.
Chuck Schumer (D) - Senator
Chuck Schumer is the senior Senator from New York and is currently in his second term. He is a leading member of the Democratic Party and is a prime voice in the prevention of crime.
Rudy Giuliani (R) - Fmr. NYC Mayor
Eliot Spitzer (D) - Fmr. Governor of New York
James T. Walsh (R) - Representative
Greg Ball (R) - Member, State Assembly
Tim Bishop (D) - Representative
Vito Fossella (R) - US Representative
Gary Ackerman (D) - Representative
Joseph Crowley (D) - Representative
Gregory W. Meeks (D) - Representative
Thomas Friedman - Journalist
Sandy Galef (D) - Member, State Assembly
Mary Lou Rath (R) - State Senator
Ruben Diaz, Jr. (D) - Member, State Assembly
Roy McDonald (R) - Member, State Assembly
Vivian E. Cook (D) - Member, State Assembly
Vincent L. Leibell, III (R) - State Senator
Ivan C. Lafayette (D) - Member, State Assembly
Malcolm A. Smith (D) - State Senator
Kenneth P. LaValle (R) - State Senator
Randy Kuhl Jr. (R) - Representative
Brian M. Kolb (R) - Member, State Assembly
Francine DelMonte (D) - Member, State Assembly
David G. McDonough (R) - Member, State Assembly
Michael Cusick (D) - Member, State Assembly
David Koon (D) - Member, State Assembly
Stephen Hawley (R) - Member, State Assembly
Alec Brook-Krasny (D) - Member, State Assembly
Michelle Schimel (D) - Member, State Assembly
Nancy Calhoun (R) - Member, State Assembly
Michael Arcuri (D) - Representative
Jose Rivera (D) - Member, State Assembly
Hakeem Jeffries (D) - Member, State Assembly
Philip Boyle (R) - Member, State Assembly
Ellen Jaffee (D) - Member, State Assembly
Dov Hikind (D) - Member, State Assembly
Aurelia Greene (D) - Member, State Assembly
Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D) - Representative
Steve Englebright (D) - Member, State Assembly
Ed Towns (D) - Representative
Jim Bacalles (R) - Member, State Assembly
Peter T. King (R) - Representative
Tom Reynolds (R) - Representative
Peter J. Abbate, Jr. (D) - Member, State Assembly
Andrew P. Raia (R) - Member, State Assembly
James Tedisco (R) - Member, State Assembly
Kenneth Zebrowski (D) - Member, State Assembly
Vito J. Lopez (D) - Member, State Assembly
Dennis H. Gabryszak (D) - Member, State Assembly
Herman D. Farrell, Jr. (D) - Member, State Assembly
Darrel J. Aubertine (D) - Member, State Assembly
Brian P. Kavanagh (D) - Member, State Assembly
Joseph Saladino (R) - Member, State Assembly
Rory I. Lancman (D) - Member, State Assembly
Mark Weprin (D) - Member, State Assembly
Al Stirpe (D) - Member, State Assembly
Kevin A. Cahill (D) - Member, State Assembly
Micah Z. Kellner (D) - Member, State Assembly
Shahram Hashemi - Member, AIUSA Board of Directors, Member Finance Committee
Janele Hyer-Spencer (D) - Member, State Assembly
Patricia A. Eddington (D) - Member, State Assembly
Teresa Sayward (R) - Member, State Assembly
William F. Boyland, Jr. (D) - Member, State Assembly
Ann Margaret Carrozza (D) - Member, State Assembly
Bill Reilich (R) - Member, State Assembly
Darryl Towns (D) - Member, State Assembly
William Scarborough (D) - Member, State Assembly
Joe Giglio (R) - Member, State Assembly
Helene Weinstein (D) - Member, State Assembly
Carl E. Heastie (D) - Member, State Assembly
George S. Latimer (D) - Member, State Assembly
RoAnn M. Destito (D) - Member, State Assembly
Jonathan L. Bing (D) - Member, State Assembly
Anthony Seminerio (D) - Member, State Assembly
Marc S. Alessi (D) - Member, State Assembly
Barbara M. Clark (D) - Member, State Assembly
Mark J.F. Schroeder (D) - Member, State Assembly
David F. Gantt (D) - Member, State Assembly
William A. Barclay (R) - Member, State Assembly
Phil Ramos (D) - Member, State of Assembly
Alan Maisel (D) - Member, State Assembly
Adam Bradley (D) - State Assemblyman
Jeffrion L. Aubry (D) - Member, State Assembly
Fred Thiele, Jr. (R) - Member, State Assembly
Ron Canestrari (D) - Member, State Assembly
Rhoda Jacobs (D) - Member, State Assembly
Dede Scozzafava (R) - Member, State Assembly
Michele Titus (D) - Member, State Assembly
Mike Cole (R) - Member, State Assembly
Tom Alfano (R) - Member, State Assembly
Keith L.T. Wright (D) - Member, State Assembly
Bob Barra (R) - Member, State Assembly
Aileen M. Gunther (D) - Member, State Assembly
William Colton (D) - Member, State Assembly
Sam Hoyt (D) - Member, State Assembly
John J. McEneny (D) - Member, State Assembly
Steven Cymbrowitz (D) - Member, State Assembly
Tom Kirwan (R) - Member, State Assembly
David Townsend, Jr. (R) - Member, State Assembly
James D. Conte (R) - Member, State Assembly
George Amedore (R) - Member, State Assembly
Luis M. Diaz (D) - Member, State Assembly
Richard L. Brodsky (D) - Member, State Assembly
Tim Gordon (I) - Member, State Assembly
Charles D. Lavine (D) - Member, State Assembly
Peter Rivera (D) - Member, State Assembly
Karim Camara (D) - Member, State Assembly
Earlene Hooper (D) - Member, State Assembly
Clifford W. Crouch (R) - Member, State Assembly
Janet L. Duprey (R) - Member, State Assembly
Donna A. Lupardo (D) - Member, State Assembly
Daniel J. Burling (R) - Member, State Assembly
Adriano Espaillat (D) - Member, State Assembly
Deborah J. Glick (D) - Member, State Assembly
Robert Sweeney (D) - Member, State Assembly
Rob Walker (R) - Member, State Assembly
Barbara Lifton (D) - Member, State Assembly
Harvey Weisenberg (D) - Member, State Assembly
Michael Benjamin (D) - Member, State Assembly
Marcus Molinaro (R) - Member, State Assembly
Andrew Hevesi (D) - Member, State Assembly
Naomi Rivera (D) - Member, State Assembly
Jose Peralta (D) - Member, State Assembly
James F. Brennan (D) - Member, State Assembly
Richard N. Gottfried (D) - Member, State Assembly
Annette Robinson (D) - Member, State Assembly
Joan K. Christensen (D) - Member, State Assembly
Michael Benedetto (D) - Member, State Assembly
William B. Magnarelli (D) - Member, State Assembly
Marc W. Butler (R) - Member, State Assembly
Peter D. Lopez (R) - Member, State Assembly
Jim Hayes (R) - Member, State Assembly
Nettie Mayersohn (D) - Member, State Assembly
Joan L. Millman (D) - Member, State Assembly
Diane Gordon (D) - Member, State Assembly
Michael J. Fitzpatrick (R) - Member, State Assembly
Robin Schimminger (D) - Member, State Assembly
Joseph A. Errigo (R) - Member, State Assembly
Gary D. Finch (R) - Member, State Assembly
Bob Reilly (D) - Member, State Assembly
Tom McKevitt (R) - Member, State Assembly
Margaret M. Markey (D) - Member, State Assembly
Susan V. John (D) - Member, State Assembly
Joel M. Miller (R) - Member, State Assembly
Joseph R. Lentol (D) - Member, State Assembly
Michael N. Gianaris (D) - Member, State Assembly
Linda Rosenthal (D) - Member, State Assembly
Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) - Member, State Assembly
José Enrique Serrano (D) - Representative
Ellen Young (D) - Member, State Assembly
Alfonse D'Amato (R) - Former Senator
William Magee (D) - Member, State Assembly
Ginny Fields (D) - Member, State Assembly

Government & Groups of Influence

New York Democratic Superdelegates
This group consists of the 2008 Democratic Superdelegates from New York. New York has 49 superdelegates who will cast unpledged delegate votes at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the state legislature. It has 150 members.
The United Nations
The United Nations is an international body intended to settle disputes between individual countries of the world. It replaced the League of Nations after World War II and is currently headed by Ban Ki-Moon.
New York State Democratic Party
This page lists all of Democratic State Parties.
Saratoga County Government
New York State Government
The government of the State of New York is established by the New York Constitution, providing for three separate but equal branches of government: the Executive branch, the Legislative branch, and the Judicial branch.
Tonawanda Coke Corporation

Issues

Division of New York State
New York state has always had to deal with the division between the urban, liberal New York City metropolitan area and the rural, conservative rest of the state. Differences in politics, economy, etc. have led some to call for a division of NY state.