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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sat Feb 22, 2014, 12:21 PM Feb 2014

Views of Congress candidates vary-NY21

By MATTHEW TURNER
As the New York 21st Congressional District race takes shape, local politicians and community members are weighing in on the candidates who have declared themselves so far.

Matt Doheny, a Watertown businessman who ran for Congress in 2009, 2010 and 2012, is the latest Republican to join the primary race along with Elise Stefanik from Wilsboro, Joe Gilbert of DeKalb Junction and Jamie Waller of Lake Pleasant. Aaron Woolf of Elizabethtown is the only Democrat currently running. Current Rep. Bill Owens has decided not to seek re-election.

Town of North Elba Councilman Bob Miller, a Republican from Lake Placid, said he is disappointed with the candidates so far.

"We have a Republican and Democrat frontrunner who don't live in the congressional district, and I find that problematic," Miller said.

http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/541596/Views-of-Congress-candidates-vary.html?nav=5008

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This is wrong yeoman6987 Feb 2014 #1

That is an interesting idea. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #2

yeoman6987

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1. This is wrong

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 12:27 PM

Feb 2014

I don't see how it is allowed to run for office that you don't live in. I actually think maybe they need to have a requirement that you live FULL TIME in the place you want to run for office. Once you are in the Federal House and Senate, you must keep your home in the state you were elected and required to live in it during recesses. This might alleviate the politicians "forgetting" where they came from.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

2. That is an interesting idea.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 22, 2014, 12:30 PM

Feb 2014

Recchia the dem candidate for my congressional did not live in my district but is running for it now. Now that his city council term is over I assume he will move to the district.

The Republican congressman Grimm can complain but he was not from the district either.

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