Results tagged “sundwall4congress” from Sundwall for Congress - Special Election 2009

ELECT ERIC SUNDWALL
PO BOX 503
NIVERVILLE, NY 12130 www.sundwall4congress.org
Contact: Richard Cooper, Campaign Mgr lpnymedia@hotmail.com

Albany, NY 3/25/09 Albany attorney Warren Redlich endorsed Libertarian special election congressional candidate Eric Sundwall, although he is a Republican officeholder (Town of Guilderland board) and was a GOP congressional candidate in the adjoining 21st congressional district. The special election to replace Kirsten Gillibrand will be held March 31st. Campaign manager Richard Cooper announced the endorsement. Cooper notes that Redlich lives outside the district won't be able to vote for Sundwall but GOP candidate Tedisco lives outside the district also and can't vote for himself.

Redlich explained his endorsement of Eric Sundwall "I think Jim Tedisco is a great guy, but I'm endorsing Eric because of our close agreement on policy issues. With bailouts running amok, the people are figuring out that government is causing our problems instead of helping. No one understands that better than Eric Sundwall."

Tedisco supporters launched attacks on Eric Sundwall's petitions to qualify for the ballot. Redlich represented Sundwall at a hearing at the State Board of Elections on Monday

Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio made this interesting observation a day or two ago on his news blog.

Mr. Tedisco was quoted as saying, "Next year, I will, when I'm the congressman. My wife will be able to vote in the district because we own a home there."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Supporters of Tedisco Seek to Disenfranchise Military Voters

Niverville, New York, March 20, 2009. Eric Sundwall, independent and Libertarian candidate for Congress (20th NY), today criticized three supporters of James Tedisco for seeking to have a state judge void the ballots of military voters.

Three supporters of congressional candidate James Tedisco are asking state Judge James Brands to strike Sundwall from the ballot which would void any military or absentee votes for Sundwall. They are Patricia Killian, Chair of the Dutchess County Conservative Party, Donald J. Neddo and Laurie Kelly Sickles.

Sundwall said, "Ballots with my name on them have already been mailed to our solders in Iraq and Afghanistan, but these Tedisco supporters want to throw me off the ballot so their votes won't count."

"I call on Mr. Tedisco to repudiate this lawsuit so our soldiers in the field can cast the ballot of their choice. I am also shocked that anyone associated with the Conservative Party would lend their names to this disgraceful effort," Sundwall said.

Elect Eric Sundwall
PO Box 503
Niverville, NY 12130
http://www.sundwall4congress.org/
info@sundwall4congress.org
(518) 595-4098

Millionaire's Tax Push & Third-Party Campaigns

From the NY NOW website:

"With less than two weeks to go before New York's spending plan is due on April 1, a coalition of groups is making one last push for a millionaire's tax. Karen DeWitt of New York State Public Radio and Jay Gallagher of the Gannett News Service join host Susan Arbetter for analysis.

Also, we'll explore why it is so difficult to mount a third party campaign in New York. We will be joined by the Libertarian candidate for the 20th Congressional District seat, Eric Sundwall, as well as attorney Warren Redlich to discuss obstacles to ballot access."

Libertarian candidate Eric Sundwall and Democrat Scott Murphy will participate in the debate 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at WMHT sponsored by the PBS station and the Times Union. Jim Tedisco will not be there. Instead, he's hosting a "people's town hall" at his campaign HQ in Halfmoon. He will speak to voters in person and respond to questions on Facebook and on the phone.

Barry Stoner, the senior vice-president and chief content officer at WMHT and Times Union editor Rex Smith decided yesterday to invite Sundwall to the debate after they decided the third party candidate met what Smith said was "the spirit" of the participation criteria. He is campaigning earnestly, he is talking about the issues, and most notably, he won a spot on the ballot - something he couldn't do when he last ran for the office in 2006. Also, Sundwall surfaced on the latest Siena poll with 1 percent of those polled saying they will vote for him - 2 percent of independents. An internal Democratic poll found 4 percent of the 400 people polled would vote for Sundwall. Considering all these factors, Smith said, it wouldn't be right to exclude him.

We have been accepted by the MainStream Media! We have been consistent in our push for the open inclusion of any and all candidates in the electoral process. Our message has been heard!

Eric will appear in the WMHT/Times Union 20th Congressional District Candidates' Debate at the station's studio on Thursday March 19th from 7:30pm - 8:30pm.

The debates will be hosted by Susan Arbetter of WMHT's "New York Now" and Times Union staff writer, Casey Seiler. The debate will also be simulcast on public television stations WSKG (Binghamton), and Mountain Lake PBS (Plattsburgh).

We even have a commercial;

The CapCon is reporting that Joseph Sullivan is asking people to write him in in NY's 21st Congressional race.

I'll extend the same offering to the good people in the 20th. I'll even pay for the FOIA request to see how many we tally . . . .