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ELECTIONS 2024
CLEANING UP NEW YORK's CORRUPTED STATE GOVERNANCE --
Starting with its most important D.A. Race -- Albany County

 

click here for:
Corrupt Incumbent Albany D.A. Soares 

 

 CJA's March 23, 2023 message
to Challenger Lee Kindlon,
sent via his attorney website
"You Can Easily Defeat Albany D.A. Soares"
"I am the director & co-founder of the non-partisan, non-profit citizens' organization, Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. (CJA).  DA Soares has flagrantly corrupted his office in matters pertaining to public corruption -- and this has been the subject of public corruption complaints I have filed to him, against him, and of FOIL requests, spanning from 2013 to the present.   CJA's website, www.judgewatch.org, posts everything -- accessible from the prominent center link "Cleaning up NY's Corrupt & Unconstitutional State Governance -- starting with its most important D.A race: Albany County".    I look forward to speaking with you about the mountain of primary-source, documentary evidence there posted, establishing that D.A. Soares cannot be re-elected, because he must be indicted for public corruption, including larceny involving his own D.A. salary -- and that he will be convicted.  Thank you.  Elena Sassower  914-421-1200

follow-up phone call: May 28, 2024, with assistant AJ & further website-sent message at 12:40 pm:

"This follows up my phone call to your office (518-444-428), shortly after 11 am, which was picked up by your assistant AJ. The reason for my call was to inquire as to whether you had had received the March 23rd message I sent you, via this message system, entitled "You Can Easily Defeat Albany D.A. Soares" -- to which I had received no response. AJ stated she had no access to your message system and, therefore, could not confirm receipt. She also stated that she could not give me an e-mail address for you, without your permission -- and that the office had no e-mail she could provide. I left my name and phone number with her, with a request that you call me. Also, my e-mail address, elena@judgewatch.org -- and the website information that had been contained in my March 23rd message to you, posted on the website, as follows:
'You Can Easily Defeat Albany D.A. Soares --
I am the director & co-founder of the non-partisan, non-profit citizens' organization, Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. (CJA). DA Soares has flagrantly corrupted his office in matters pertaining to public corruption -- and this has been the subject of public corruption complaints I have filed to him, against him, and of FOIL requests, spanning from 2013 to the present. CJA's website, www.judgewatch.org, posts everything -- accessible from the prominent center link 'Cleaning up NY's Corrupt & Unconstitutional State Governance -- starting with its most important D.A race: Albany County'. I look forward to speaking with you about the mountain of primary-source, documentary evidence there posted, establishing that D.A. Soares cannot be re-elected, because he must be indicted for public corruption, including larceny involving his own D.A. salary -- and that he will be convicted. Thank you. Elena Sassower 914-421-1200'.
Please call me, as soon as possible, so that I can update you as to what has been happening since March 23rd on the public corruption front, centered in Albany County -- and to discuss how, as a candidate and, if elected, as Albany County DA, you will address conflicts of interest, involving, your D.A. salary and public officers such as Assemblyman Phil Steck, who on May 9th publicly endorsed you.
Your promise, in response, was 'to be the Albany County DA the taxpayers can count on to never self-deal their hard-earned tax dollars' and to 'prosecute all crimes...without political favor.'"

Kindlon's May 28, 2024 automatic acknowledgment

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Albany D.A. Race: Outreach to the Press

Albany D.A. Race: Press Reporting & Editorializing



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And re-election & election-seeking state legislators,
starting with Albany's own, who have been "protected" by Soares, expressly named
by CJA's June 4, 2020 grand jury/public corruption complaint to him (at p. 5) --
Phil Steck, ESQ.; Pat Fahy; John McDonald; Angelo Santabarbara; Chris Tague

click here for:
Corrupt Assemblyman Phil Steck  (110th AD)

(NO PRIMARIES:  D/WF: Steck; R/C: Jeff Madden)


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click here for:
Corrupt Assemblyman John McDonald (108th AD)

NO PRIMARIES (D: McDonald)
& UNCONSTESTED GENERAL ELECTION

 

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Corrrupt Assemblywoman Pat Fahy (109th AD)

NOW running for Senator Breslan's 46th SD seat
(NO PRIMARIES:  D/WF: Fahey; R/C: Ted Danz)


CJA's March 30, 2018 e-mail to Assemblywoman Fahy -- cc Spectrum News
"this is how we show we're high functioning" -- Assemblywoman Fahy
(VIDEO & article "New York State Budget...", 3/30/18/Spectrum News-Nick Reisman

cc: CJA's September 18, 2020 e-mail to Albany Times Union --
"Albany County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Albany County's 7 state legislators --
6 running for re-election -- which D.A. Soares, also running for re-election, is 'sitting on'"

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Corrupt Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara (111AD)
(NO PRIMARIES: D: Santabarbara; R/C: Joseph Mastioanni)

cc: CJA's September 18, 2020 e-mail to Albany Times Union --
"Albany County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Albany County's 7 state legislators --
6 running for re-election -- which D.A. Soares, also running for re-election, is 'sitting on'"

cc: CJA's September 17, 2002 e-mail to Schenectady County "Local Journalism" --
"Schenectady County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Schenectady County's 5 state legislators --
4 running for re-election -- which Schenectady County D.A. Carney is 'sitting on'"

cc: CJA's September 21, 2020 e-mail to Montgomery County "Local Journalism" --
"Montgomery County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Montgomery County's 2 state legislators --
one running for re-election, which Montgomery County D.A. McCoski is 'sitting on'"

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Corrupt Assemblyman Chris Tague (102 AD)
(NO R/C primaries: Tague
NO WF primary: Mary Finneran
D PRIMARY only -- Mary Finneran, Janet Tweed)

cc: CJA's September 18, 2020 e-mail to Albany Times Union --
"Albany County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Albany County's 7 state legislators --
6 running for re-election -- which D.A. Soares, also running for re-election, is 'sitting on'"
 

cc:  CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Ulster County "Local Journalism" --
"Ulster County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Ulster County's 8 state legislators --
6 running for re-election -- which Ulster County D.A. Clegg is 'sitting on'"

cc: CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Columbia County "Local Journalism"
"Columbia County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Columbia County's 4 re-election-seeking state legislators,
which Columbia County D.A. Czajka is 'sitting on'"

cc: CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Green County "Local Journalism" -- 
"Greene County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Greene County's 2 state legislators --
one running for election -- which Greene County D.A. Stanzione is 'sitting on'"

cc:  CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Schoharie County "Local Journalism" --
"Schoharie County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Schoharie County's 2 state legislators --
1 running for re-election -- which Schoharie D.A. Mallery is 'sitting on'"
 

cc: CJA's September 18, 2020 e-mail to Delaware County "Local Journalism" --
"Delaware County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Delaware County's 6 state legislators --
4 seeking re-election -- which re-election-seeking Delaware County D.A. Hubbard is 'sitting on'"

cc:  CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Otsego County "Local Journalism" --
"Otsego County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Otsego County's 5 state legislators --
3 running for re-election -- which Otsego County D.A. Muehl is 'sitting on'"


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Senator Jake Ashby (43rd SD) --
in Senate since Jan. 2023; in Assembly 2018-2022

(NO PRIMARIES:  R/C: Ashby; D: Alvin Gamble) 

cc: CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Rensselaer County "Local Journalism" --
"Rensselaer County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Rensselaer County's 4 re-election-seeking state legislators,
which Rensselaer County D.A. Donnelly is 'sitting on'"

cc:  CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Washington County "Local Journalism" --
"Washington County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Washington County's 5 state legislators --
4 running for re-election or higher office -- which Washington D.A. Jordan is 'sitting on'"

cc: CJA's September 17, 2020 e-mail to Columbia County "Local Journalism"
"Columbia County Elections 2020 -- Informing Voters with EVIDENCE:
public corruption/grand jury complaint vs Columbia County's 4 re-election-seeking state legislators,
which Columbia County D.A. Czajka is 'sitting on'"


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109th AD -- (vacated by Assemblywoman Pat Fahy)
NO R, C primaries -- Alicia Purdy
NO WF primary -- Gabriella Romero
D PRIMARY only-- Gabriella Romero, Anane Osuwu,
Ginnie Farrell, Justin Reidy, Andrew Joyce. Jack Flynn

 

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
The handful of legislative incumbents being primaried:

Senate Races
6SD
50SD

Assembly Races:
34 AD -- Jessica Gonzales-Rojas
40 AD -- Ron Kim
50 AD -- Emily Gallagher
52 AD -- Jo Anne Simon, Esq.
56 AD -- Stefani Zinerman
68 AD -- Edward Gibbs
71 AD -- Al Taylor
72 AD -- Manny De Los Santos
77 AD -- Landon Dias
82 AD -- Michael Benedetto
84 AD -- Amanda Septimo
92 AD -- Mary Jane Shimsky
103 AD -- Sanahana Shrestha
106 AD -- Didi Barrett

119 AD
137 AD 

 

no primary even in vacated seats:  AD1 (Thiele);

(Source: Board of Elections -- draft legislative primaries)


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