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SARATOGA SPRINGS — The political landscape of Southern Saratoga County may be changing.
The state’s constitution requires the legislature’s districts to be redrawn every decade based on US Census data.
Assemblyman Bob Reilly will be replaced by James Tedisco Jordan as the representative of much of southern Saratoga County if maps proposed by the legislature are approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
There have been four representatives in Saratoga County for at least 20 years, though who and which parts of the county they represent has changed over time. Over the next 10 years, however, the county will only have three representatives in the Assembly if the currently-proposed district maps hold.
Assemblyman James Tedisco will be replaced by Tony Jordan as the representative of Saratoga Springs.
Tedisco, R-Glenville will no longer represent Saratoga Springs as he has done since the 2002 redistricting. Likewise, portions of Niskayuna and all of Schenectady County — except the town of Glenville, where he lives — were stripped from his district. In fact Glenville will be the only area of Tedisco’s new district outside of Saratoga County, he also gains Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Providence.
Jordan, R-Jackson, currently represents nearly the entire eastern half of the county along with all of Washington County and portions of Warren and Rensselaer counties. With the new map, Jordan takes even more of Saratoga County including Saratoga Springs and Moreau. Jordan’s district, now the 112th, is called the 113th district in the proposed map.
A spokesperson for Jordan was unavailable for comment Thursday. Continued...
The state’s constitution requires the legislature’s districts to be redrawn every decade based on US Census data.
Assemblyman Bob Reilly will be replaced by James Tedisco Jordan as the representative of much of southern Saratoga County if maps proposed by the legislature are approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
There have been four representatives in Saratoga County for at least 20 years, though who and which parts of the county they represent has changed over time. Over the next 10 years, however, the county will only have three representatives in the Assembly if the currently-proposed district maps hold.
Assemblyman James Tedisco will be replaced by Tony Jordan as the representative of Saratoga Springs.
Tedisco, R-Glenville will no longer represent Saratoga Springs as he has done since the 2002 redistricting. Likewise, portions of Niskayuna and all of Schenectady County — except the town of Glenville, where he lives — were stripped from his district. In fact Glenville will be the only area of Tedisco’s new district outside of Saratoga County, he also gains Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Providence.
Jordan, R-Jackson, currently represents nearly the entire eastern half of the county along with all of Washington County and portions of Warren and Rensselaer counties. With the new map, Jordan takes even more of Saratoga County including Saratoga Springs and Moreau. Jordan’s district, now the 112th, is called the 113th district in the proposed map.
A spokesperson for Jordan was unavailable for comment Thursday. Continued...
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“I’ve had two great cities I’ve had the opportunity to represent,” Tedisco said Thursday, referring to Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. “I’m going to be sad to leave them,” he said.
This is Tedisco’s fourth redistricting since he took office in 1982. “I don’t know of many guys who have been through this four times,” he said. “Every ten years you wake up in a new district.”
“It’s about figuring out your constituents and what issues are important to them,” he said, something he said he has done three times before when his district was changed.
Tedisco has never faced an Assembly election in southern Saratoga County but he did run for office there in the 2009 special election for the House of Representatives seat that Scott Murphy won. Tedisco, though, won both Halfmoon and Clifton Park with solid 8 and 6 percent cushions. He performed better there than in any other towns in that election.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, R-Willsboro, lost Providence to Tedisco and Moreau to Jordan. Under the proposed maps, she still represents Day, Hadley, Edenburg and Corinth. She was unavailable for comment Thursday.
Sen. Roy McDonald will continue to represent Saratoga Springs and much of western Saratoga County under the proposed 43rd Senate district map.
He loses Clifton Park and picks up Greenfield and Wilton under the new map and gains Columbia County. He will continue to represent Rensselaer County — though he loses most of the city of Troy and the city of Rensselaer.
“I’m very disappointed to lose most of my hometown of Troy where I spent many years growing up,” he said in a statement Thursday, saying he was pleased to still have Lansingburgh. “It’s also unfortunate to lose communities in Saratoga County that I have represented for many years.” Continued...
This is Tedisco’s fourth redistricting since he took office in 1982. “I don’t know of many guys who have been through this four times,” he said. “Every ten years you wake up in a new district.”
“It’s about figuring out your constituents and what issues are important to them,” he said, something he said he has done three times before when his district was changed.
Tedisco has never faced an Assembly election in southern Saratoga County but he did run for office there in the 2009 special election for the House of Representatives seat that Scott Murphy won. Tedisco, though, won both Halfmoon and Clifton Park with solid 8 and 6 percent cushions. He performed better there than in any other towns in that election.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, R-Willsboro, lost Providence to Tedisco and Moreau to Jordan. Under the proposed maps, she still represents Day, Hadley, Edenburg and Corinth. She was unavailable for comment Thursday.
Sen. Roy McDonald will continue to represent Saratoga Springs and much of western Saratoga County under the proposed 43rd Senate district map.
He loses Clifton Park and picks up Greenfield and Wilton under the new map and gains Columbia County. He will continue to represent Rensselaer County — though he loses most of the city of Troy and the city of Rensselaer.
“I’m very disappointed to lose most of my hometown of Troy where I spent many years growing up,” he said in a statement Thursday, saying he was pleased to still have Lansingburgh. “It’s also unfortunate to lose communities in Saratoga County that I have represented for many years.” Continued...
Sen. Hugh T. Farley's proposed district still includes much of western Saratoga County, but he loses Wilton but gains Clifton Park. Farley said his new district, which includes all of Hamilton and Fulton counties and some of Herkimer County. "It's massive in geography, bigger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," Farley said.
This is Farley’s fourth redistricting as well. “You always hate to lose districts that have been good to you,” he said. But he also said “the geo-political makeup of this district is about the same (as his current district).”
The plan will not be finalized until the Senate, Assembly and governor sign off on the new district maps following another round of public hearings. The closest public hearing to Saratoga County will be at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in Albany.
This is Farley’s fourth redistricting as well. “You always hate to lose districts that have been good to you,” he said. But he also said “the geo-political makeup of this district is about the same (as his current district).”
The plan will not be finalized until the Senate, Assembly and governor sign off on the new district maps following another round of public hearings. The closest public hearing to Saratoga County will be at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in Albany.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — The political landscape of Southern Saratoga County may be changing.
The state’s constitution requires the legislature’s districts to be redrawn every decade based on US Census data.
Assemblyman Bob Reilly will be replaced by James Tedisco Jordan as the representative of much of southern Saratoga County if maps proposed by the legislature are approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
There have been four representatives in Saratoga County for at least 20 years, though who and which parts of the county they represent has changed over time. Over the next 10 years, however, the county will only have three representatives in the Assembly if the currently-proposed district maps hold.
Assemblyman James Tedisco will be replaced by Tony Jordan as the representative of Saratoga Springs.
Tedisco, R-Glenville will no longer represent Saratoga Springs as he has done since the 2002 redistricting. Likewise, portions of Niskayuna and all of Schenectady County — except the town of Glenville, where he lives — were stripped from his district. In fact Glenville will be the only area of Tedisco’s new district outside of Saratoga County, he also gains Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Providence.
Jordan, R-Jackson, currently represents nearly the entire eastern half of the county along with all of Washington County and portions of Warren and Rensselaer counties. With the new map, Jordan takes even more of Saratoga County including Saratoga Springs and Moreau. Jordan’s district, now the 112th, is called the 113th district in the proposed map.
A spokesperson for Jordan was unavailable for comment Thursday.
“I’ve had two great cities I’ve had the opportunity to represent,” Tedisco said Thursday, referring to Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. “I’m going to be sad to leave them,” he said.
This is Tedisco’s fourth redistricting since he took office in 1982. “I don’t know of many guys who have been through this four times,” he said. “Every ten years you wake up in a new district.”
“It’s about figuring out your constituents and what issues are important to them,” he said, something he said he has done three times before when his district was changed.
Tedisco has never faced an Assembly election in southern Saratoga County but he did run for office there in the 2009 special election for the House of Representatives seat that Scott Murphy won. Tedisco, though, won both Halfmoon and Clifton Park with solid 8 and 6 percent cushions. He performed better there than in any other towns in that election.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, R-Willsboro, lost Providence to Tedisco and Moreau to Jordan. Under the proposed maps, she still represents Day, Hadley, Edenburg and Corinth. She was unavailable for comment Thursday.
Sen. Roy McDonald will continue to represent Saratoga Springs and much of western Saratoga County under the proposed 43rd Senate district map.
He loses Clifton Park and picks up Greenfield and Wilton under the new map and gains Columbia County. He will continue to represent Rensselaer County — though he loses most of the city of Troy and the city of Rensselaer.
“I’m very disappointed to lose most of my hometown of Troy where I spent many years growing up,” he said in a statement Thursday, saying he was pleased to still have Lansingburgh. “It’s also unfortunate to lose communities in Saratoga County that I have represented for many years.”
Sen. Hugh T. Farley's proposed district still includes much of western Saratoga County, but he loses Wilton but gains Clifton Park. Farley said his new district, which includes all of Hamilton and Fulton counties and some of Herkimer County. "It's massive in geography, bigger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," Farley said.
This is Farley’s fourth redistricting as well. “You always hate to lose districts that have been good to you,” he said. But he also said “the geo-political makeup of this district is about the same (as his current district).”
The plan will not be finalized until the Senate, Assembly and governor sign off on the new district maps following another round of public hearings. The closest public hearing to Saratoga County will be at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in Albany.
The state’s constitution requires the legislature’s districts to be redrawn every decade based on US Census data.
Assemblyman Bob Reilly will be replaced by James Tedisco Jordan as the representative of much of southern Saratoga County if maps proposed by the legislature are approved by the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
There have been four representatives in Saratoga County for at least 20 years, though who and which parts of the county they represent has changed over time. Over the next 10 years, however, the county will only have three representatives in the Assembly if the currently-proposed district maps hold.
Assemblyman James Tedisco will be replaced by Tony Jordan as the representative of Saratoga Springs.
Tedisco, R-Glenville will no longer represent Saratoga Springs as he has done since the 2002 redistricting. Likewise, portions of Niskayuna and all of Schenectady County — except the town of Glenville, where he lives — were stripped from his district. In fact Glenville will be the only area of Tedisco’s new district outside of Saratoga County, he also gains Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Providence.
Jordan, R-Jackson, currently represents nearly the entire eastern half of the county along with all of Washington County and portions of Warren and Rensselaer counties. With the new map, Jordan takes even more of Saratoga County including Saratoga Springs and Moreau. Jordan’s district, now the 112th, is called the 113th district in the proposed map.
A spokesperson for Jordan was unavailable for comment Thursday.
“I’ve had two great cities I’ve had the opportunity to represent,” Tedisco said Thursday, referring to Schenectady and Saratoga Springs. “I’m going to be sad to leave them,” he said.
This is Tedisco’s fourth redistricting since he took office in 1982. “I don’t know of many guys who have been through this four times,” he said. “Every ten years you wake up in a new district.”
“It’s about figuring out your constituents and what issues are important to them,” he said, something he said he has done three times before when his district was changed.
Tedisco has never faced an Assembly election in southern Saratoga County but he did run for office there in the 2009 special election for the House of Representatives seat that Scott Murphy won. Tedisco, though, won both Halfmoon and Clifton Park with solid 8 and 6 percent cushions. He performed better there than in any other towns in that election.
Tedisco’s new district lines will push Assemblyman Bob Reilly, D-Colonie, who has long represented Clifton Park and Halfmoon, out of Saratoga County entirely. He will trade those towns for areas of Schenectady County that used to be Tedisco territory.
“I’m very proud of the fact that I am one of three Democrats elected in Republican areas, it gives me a sense of independence,” Reilly said Thursday of his time in Clifton Park and Halfmoon. “I’m sorry I won’t be representing them in the future.”
Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, R-Willsboro, lost Providence to Tedisco and Moreau to Jordan. Under the proposed maps, she still represents Day, Hadley, Edenburg and Corinth. She was unavailable for comment Thursday.
Sen. Roy McDonald will continue to represent Saratoga Springs and much of western Saratoga County under the proposed 43rd Senate district map.
He loses Clifton Park and picks up Greenfield and Wilton under the new map and gains Columbia County. He will continue to represent Rensselaer County — though he loses most of the city of Troy and the city of Rensselaer.
“I’m very disappointed to lose most of my hometown of Troy where I spent many years growing up,” he said in a statement Thursday, saying he was pleased to still have Lansingburgh. “It’s also unfortunate to lose communities in Saratoga County that I have represented for many years.”
Sen. Hugh T. Farley's proposed district still includes much of western Saratoga County, but he loses Wilton but gains Clifton Park. Farley said his new district, which includes all of Hamilton and Fulton counties and some of Herkimer County. "It's massive in geography, bigger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware combined," Farley said.
This is Farley’s fourth redistricting as well. “You always hate to lose districts that have been good to you,” he said. But he also said “the geo-political makeup of this district is about the same (as his current district).”
The plan will not be finalized until the Senate, Assembly and governor sign off on the new district maps following another round of public hearings. The closest public hearing to Saratoga County will be at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in Albany.
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