Posted in 26th Congressional district, Jon Powers on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Friends,
Historically, Memorial Day in Western New York was the kick-off to the summer. Many of you will enjoy a day off to attend picnics, barbecues, and parades. On this Memorial Day weekend, I ask that you take some time and reflect on the true meaning of Memorial Day.
On Memorial Day 2004, I was an Army [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, It's your money on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
The following is an Op-Ed piece by Jon Powers, Democratic candidate for Congress in NY-26: as seen on Rochester Turning (Summer Relief at the Gas Pump)
Summer Relief at the Gas Pump
As Memorial Day approaches, many working families across Western New York are preparing their summer plans and struggling to find ways to afford our skyrocketing [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, 56th State Senate, Open government, Parma Supervisor, Town board on April 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here are the long awaited results of the survey posted by changing parma here
When asked: How satisfied are you with town supervisor Rick Lemcke?
66.7% said Not satisfied, 11.1% said Very satisfied, 22.2% said they were moving to Greece
When asked: Do you think that the Parma town board is doing a good job representing you overall?
66.7% [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, 56th State Senate on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It wasn’t long ago that the words Democrat and Parma would have never been said in the same sentence but since 2006 there has been an active Democratic presence in Parma.
The Parma Democrats have run a number of candidates since their committee’s inception and tonight as they gathered at the Hilton Community they nominated candidates [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, Tom Reynold's on March 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Today Congressman Tom Reynolds announced his retirement from Congress and his vacating of the 26th Congressional district at the end of 2008 a district which includes most of Parma.
After seeing the news (watch it here) on TV I thought for a moment that I heard a collective sigh rise up from the 26th district. Though [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district on January 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Dear Friends,
As we begin 2008, we are proud to announce that our campaign is continuing to build on the momentum that we gained in 2007. Today, former Senator and September 11th Commission Member Bob Kerrey endorsed Jon Powers’ campaign for U.S. Congress. Jon is truly honored to have Senator Kerrey’s confidence and support.
“With the utter [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, Jon Powers on December 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dear Friends:
Last night, the Genesee County Democratic Committee overwhelmingly voted to endorse Jon Powers as their Congressional candidate in the upcoming 2008 election.
Genesee County is situated directly in the middle of New York’s 26th Congressional District, and is expected to be a key battleground in the 2008 election. This important endorsement however, is only the [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, It's your money, Tom Reynold's on November 21, 2007 | No Comments »
Taxpayers in Congressional District 26 (Tom Reynolds - most of Parma) will pay $1.5 billion for the cost of the Iraq War through 2007. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
263,752 People with Health Care OR
2,716,399 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
28,809 Public Safety Officers OR
20,275 Music and Arts Teachers OR
239,108 [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, Jon Powers, Tom Reynold's on November 17, 2007 | No Comments »
November 16th, 2007
Wesley Clark endorses Powers- Boosts Democrat against Reynolds
By Robert J. McCarthy
Democratic congressional hopeful Jonathan P. Powers unveiled early and significant support Thursday with an endorsement by retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark, the former supreme commander of NATO who sought the party’s 2004 presidential nomination.
Clark announced his backing in a news release from [...]
Posted in 26th Congressional district, Tom Reynold's on November 15, 2007 | No Comments »
The House of Representatives passed a bill linking further funding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to a withdrawal date and Tom Reynold’s voted against it.
See: http://rochesterturning.com/2007/11/14/war-funding-bill-walsh-votes-with-dems-kuhl-reynolds-with-repubicans/
Reynold’s whose 26th district covers all but 2 election districts in Parma (the far northern 2 are in Louise Slaughter’s district) continues to be pro-Bush and pro-war in [...]
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