News on Sheldon Silver

Silver Challenger Newell Coming to Denver

2010-04-16T14:55:19Z

Sheldon Silver will get another chance to remember Paul Newell when the challenger arrives in Denver.

Newell, a community organizer, is also an elected Obama delegate, but has been missing from the convention events so far. I called to inquire and he replied via text me...

Silver's Fund-Raising Numbers

2010-04-16T14:56:12Z

Sheldon Silver, who is facing a Democratic primary for the firs time in more than two decades, has raised $308,044.93 this filing period. He has $3,039,290.90 of cash left on hand for his campaign [number fixed].

Notable expenditure: $22,500 in March for polling by the Boston-based Kiley &amp; Company.

UPDATE: A reader emails to say there's another $24,000 pollin...

Elsewhere: Rudy for Lee, Plot Against Obama

2010-04-16T12:41:25Z

Rudy Giuliani is campaigning for congressional candidate Sandy Treadwell, a millionaire challenging freshman Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand.

Sheldon Silver drops the idea of millionaire's tax at...

The Morning Read: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

2010-06-25T23:19:17Z

Newsweek gets a hold of court records a reports that a judge repeatedly warned Sarah Palin and her family to stop disparaging the state trooper who was getting a divorce from Palin's sister. It's "a form of child abuse," the judge wrote.

After winning yesterday, Sheldon Silver is “stronger than ever,&a...

Sheldon Silver Campaigns!

2010-06-26T02:28:22Z

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who hasn’t faced a Democratic opponent in 22 years, was out campaigning this Sunday, a spokesman for his campaign confirmed.

“Assembly member Silver spent some time on Sunday with a longtime resident of Village View who introduced him to some of her neighbors to hear their concerns and talk about his record fighting to preserve affordable housing in Lower Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, left, and Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson leave the Executive Mansion after a meeting with Gov. David Paterson in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, Ma...