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Albany – 7-30-2008
Congressional Candidate Steven Vasquez (R-21)
defeated James Buhrmaster today in Court. Buhrmaster had sued to knock
Vasquez off the ballot. The result of this win is that both candidates
will face off in a September primary.
Vasquez thanked his volunteers for their effort:
"We went up against one of the best election lawyers in New York. Our
campaign volunteers did such a good job in the petition process that it
wasn't even close."
The two sides appeared in Albany County Supreme Court Wednesday morning
for a hearing. Three Vasquez volunteers testified first about
signatures they had gathered. Buhrmaster's attorney, Tom Marcelle, then
proceeded to go through the Buhrmaster objections one by one through a
witness. Over the course of this Marcelle occasionally withdrew
objections. At roughly 6:15 pm, with a long way to go, there were 55 withdrawals. Vasquez needed to win 62 of the 452 objections.
Marcelle then asked Judge Roger McDonough to rule
on a group of 9 outstanding objections where the signature had listed
both the names of a hamlet and a town (e.g. Glenmont Bethlehem … or
Loudonville Colonie). The Judge ruled in favor of Vasquez on those
objections, bringing the total to 64 – enough to keep Vasquez on the
ballot. At that point the Buhrmaster team conceded defeat, and waived
appeal.
Albany Attorney Warren Redlich, who is also
Vasquez' campaign spokesman, represented Vasquez pro bono. Redlich
criticized Buhrmaster for bringing the suit. "He's supposed to be a
Republican. But he filed a frivolous lawsuit,
wasting both taxpayer money and his own campaign money, all in an
effort to keep Republican voters from having a choice. Buhrmaster owes
the voters an apology."
Contact: Warren Redlich, cell: 225-3710; e-mail:
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Albany - Steven Vasquez picked up a key endorsement Tuesday from GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul. Congressman Paul (R-Texas) announced his support for Vasquez, saying: "We need Steven in Washington to help advance the agenda of those of us committed to limited government." Vasquez is running for the GOP nomination in the 21st congressional district where incumbent Michael McNulty is retiring.
The full text of Ron Paul's endorsement statement follows:
"I am pleased to endorse Steven Vasquez for Congress. We need Steven in Washington to help advance the agenda of those of us committed to limited government. Steven has valuable experience in business as a successful entrepreneur in Tech Valley. Steven's experience is critical in advancing the goals of fixing the economy by balancing the budget, cutting wasteful Washington spending, and combating inflation. We believe these polices, together with tax reduction and regulatory reform, will protect our economy from serious problems. I believe electing Steven Vasquez will be a big part of advancing these policies."
Full release after the fold.
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Steven Vasquez received excellent news coverage of his announcement to run for Congress in the NY 21st District, including all the major newspapers and top TV stations.
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March 21st, 2008 (Guilderland) - Steven Vasquez, a Tech Valley entrepreneur, announced his bid as a Republican for the 21st Congressional District on the first day of Spring. Steven is running to stop wasting money so we can protect seniors and veterans.
“We need to focus on fixing our fiscal house and taking care of Social Security. With the economy in a recession, the dollar falling, rising gas and food prices, the mortgage crisis, and massive deficit spending, Washington has the wrong priorities.”
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