New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Why did Westchester voters throw out incumbent County Executive Andy Spano in favor of Republican challenger Rob Astorino by an impressive 58-42 margin? Taxes no doubt ranked high as an issue. But it didn't help that residents felt strong-armed i...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Grumpy Westchester voters took out their dissatisfaction on popular Democratic incumbent County Executive Andy Spano on Election Day, ousting him from office in a stunning 16-point defeat.
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
In the race for Westchester County, incumbent Andy Spano was seeking a fourth term, but in something of a shocker, he found himself conceding to Republican Rob Astorino. Democrats enjoy a 2-to-1 registration advantage in Westchester, but low turnout had Republican challengers hoping to pull off upsets. Astorino lost to Spano by 16 points four years ago, but as voters cast ballots...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Former President Bill Clinton, who has rather pointedly stayed out of the mayor's race, has recorded a robocall for Democratic Westchester County Executive Andy Spano, who is facing a stronger-than-expected challenge from Republican Rob Astorino. Here's the script: "Hi, this is Bill Clinton. if you're like me, you love living in Westchester. One person who's had a real impact on...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Westchester’s civil service employees is backing County Executive Andy Spano. CSEA Local 860, which represents over 14,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Spano re-election. “Andy Spano is someone we know and someone we can work with,” said Jack McPhillips, president of CSEA Westchester Local 860. “We endorse him as the candidate...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Former Republican State Sen. Nick Spano announced that he’s throwing his support behind County Executive Andrew Spano, a Democrat. In a letter, the Republican power broker turned lobbyist said Andy Spano is an “innovative leader who can guide us through these tough fiscal times.” He said the county executive has managed the government well with new [...]...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The moderate-conservative split in the GOP that is so prominently on display in NY-23 is apparently also playing out in the Westchester County executive race. Former Republican Sen. Nick Spano has crossed party lines to endorse the 12-year Democratic incumbent in the race, County Executive Nick Spano, (no relation), citing "some very real concerns about an element in the Republican...
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... Suozzi's defeat fits neatly into the GOP narrative that included GOV victories in NJ and VA. Andy Spano (D), the co. exec. of Westchester Co., an affluent county just north of NYC, was also defeated on 11/3. "I'm very disappointed," Suozzi said today. "I'm disappointed in the voters. I'm disappointed in the Democratic Party, but I'm mostly disappointed in myself. I...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... unwanted housing, and sees the recent election of Rob Astorino over long-time County Executive Andy Spano as the signs of a revolt by Westchester residents, who are determined to find a way out of a settlement that many believe was coerced via strong-armed government tactics." She continues: "Talk to my neighbors here in the Norwood section of the Bronx about quality of...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... The conservative blogger writes : "Voters in Westchester County, New York, kicked Democrat Andy Spano out of the county executive’s office and replaced him with Republican Rob Astorino. Before the November election, Spano pushed through a so-called desegregation agreement his constituents didn’t want, because he said delaying the order would make his county...
Moonbattery (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... led to the ouster of many suburban Democrats last week, including Westchester County Executive Andy Spano. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi could also lose once absentee ballots are counted. New York property taxes are already so astronomical, they were a major factor in driving Yours Truly out of the state. But the money has to come from somewhere — unless of course bureaucrats...
WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
There's a property tax crisis in Westchester – the highest in the nation – and now residents are wondering how their newly-elected county executive will deliver on his promise to slash property taxes by 10 percent. Rob Astorino became Westchester's new county executive on election night, ousting 12--year Democratic incumbent Andy Spano on a campaign that promised to reduce the...
Political Wrinkles (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... led to the ouster of many suburban Democrats last week, including Westchester County Executive Andy Spano. Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi could also lose once absentee ballots are counted. "Personally, I do not favor mid-year school cuts," said State Sen. Pedro Espada, D-Bronx. "Last year, in the midst of this financial crisis, the Senate and the Assembly together with the governor...
PointOfLaw (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
I've got a new piece up at City Journal on Tuesday's sensational Westchester County upset, in which GOP challenger Rob Astorino knocked off Andy Spano, the longtime Democratic incumbent county executive, by a convincing 58-42 percent margin. Taxes were a...
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... county legislatures, as well as Rob Astornio's ouster of Democratic Westchester County Executive Andy Spano and Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi's still-possible loss all bode extremely well for the Senate minority's chances of re-taking the majority next fall. There were also Republican successes, albeit slightly less high-profile, in Monroe , Erie and Onondaga counties, Skelos...
