October 13, 2008. "Andrea Stewart-Cousins should be ashamed of herself for such irresponsible, unfounded and incendiary statements," said Councilman John Murtagh in response to charges made by his opponent in NY's 35th State Senate District. Senator Stewart-Cousins attacked Murtagh for providing pro bono legal representation in 1999 for an elderly Catholic priest who was being sued for praying on a sidewalk. MORE >>
September 22, 2008. The Murtagh campaign released its newest campaign commercial to help people of the 35th see the things that matter most to Mr. Murtagh. MORE >>
September 22, 2008. Yonkers, NY: John Murtagh, 5th District Yonkers City Councilmember and State Senate candidate in the 35th District will announce a resolution he will bring before the City Council and the Mayor to help senior citizens afford the record setting cost of home heating oil. MORE >>
September 16, 2008. John Murtagh, State Senate candidate in the 35th District, today reaffirmed that New York can no longer rely solely on revenue from Wall Street for its economic sustenance. With the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the potential loss of more than a billion dollars in tax revenue and up to 100,000 jobs over the next 8 months, Murtagh put forward his plan to bring renewed prosperity to New York. MORE >>
September 6, 2008. New York Senate Candidate John Murtagh will be at the Brooklands Apartments in Yonkers to demand that the State & County government act to protect people from being flooded out of their homes. MORE >>
September 3, 2008. Yonkers, New York, New York Senate Candidate John Murtagh will be at School 8 in Yonkers to greet parents at the end of the first day of school. Mr. Murtagh will tell parents that they must know what their children face to keep them safe. MORE >>
August 21, 2008. Yonkers City Councilmember and candidate for the State Senate from the 35th District John Murtagh promised to SHAKE UP Albany in his latest video. MORE >>
August 20, 2008. When State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins subpoenaed 50 senior citizens to court in her attempt to keep her opponent Yonkers City Councilmember John Murtagh off the November ballot she never could have imagined that her action would help bankroll a fundraiser for her challenger. MORE >>
August 19, 2008. Yonkers, NY - "New York finds itself on the financial brink not by accident or circumstance but because politicians in Albany have brought us here. To solve this problem we must be willing to take a fresh look at the things that have caused it." MORE >>
August 9, 2008. Senator Stewart-Cousins voted against the property tax cap bill a day after one of her biggest campaign contributors -- Greg Jobin Leeds -- wrote an Op-Ed article in Newsday calling for its defeat. "Andrea Stewart-Cousins ... represents retronomics, a time of failed economic policy which taxes people into the grave and fails to properly fund our schools,” charged Mr. Murtagh. MORE >>
August 6, 2008. Yonkers, NY - "With people hurting, unable to buy today what they could afford two short years ago, will you, Andrea Stewart Cousins, stand up and attend Friday's special session of the State Senate or will you be missing in action?” asked State Senate Candidate John Murtagh in a letter sent to the State Senator. MORE >>
August 3, 2008. Andrea Stewart-Cousins has subpoenaed Mrs. Mary Murtagh, who collected
petition signatures for her son, even after Mrs. Murtagh voluntarily
agreed to appear in court Monday. Stewart-Cousins is clearly afraid
to face the voters and defend her record, so she stoops to scaring the
elderly. Shame on her. MORE >>
July 30, 2008. The New York's grave financial condition can't be cured with retronomics that tax people into their grave. "The solution for today's financial crisis and tomorrow's needs requires a new era for New York; where we cut spending and produce new high paying high 21st century jobs,” Murtagh declared. MORE >>
July 17, 2008. Murtagh calls upon the State Legislature to change the fundamental way it does business by passing a constitutional amendment to bring Initiative & Referendum to New York, and putting term limits in place for the Assembly Speaker, Senate Majority Leader and all 212 members of the legislature. MORE >>
Yonkers will lead New York in environmentally friendly building construction, thanks to legislation recently introduced by Councilman John Murtagh. John's bill will benefit the community by having buildings constructed that are resource-efficient and conserve energy. Future construction will require certification that the building meets the U.S. Green Building Council's certification.
John's new Campaign Headquarters is now open at 1915 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers. With petitioning underway, we need volunteers to help out at the HQ with phone calls, voter canvassing and lots more. If you can spare a few hours a week, call us at 914-337-4265 today. |
