Friday, October 29, 2004

 

Playing the race card

October 29 2004 Newsday
Independence Party workers give out fliers on Staten Island Ferry urging blacks to vote for black Republican

BY WILLIAM MURPHY

Black passengers on the Staten Island Ferry were given handbills yesterday asking them to vote for a candidate because they were black, officials said.

The Independence Party said it distributed the fliers on behalf of Al Curtis, a Republican it supports in the race for a state Senate seat on Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn.
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For the full story, go to the web site of Newsday.

Thursday, October 28, 2004

 

4 candidates are endorsed

October 27 2004 Staten Island Advance

By TIM GRAY

The New York State Fraternal Order of Police last night endorsed three Staten Island candidates running for office on Tuesday, citing their "dedication and commitment" to law enforcement.

The candidates receiving endorsements were Assemblyman Matthew Mirones (R-East Shore/Brooklyn); Al Curtis, the Republican candidate for the 23rd state Senate seat, and John Russell, the GOP North Shore Assembly candidate.
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For the full story, go to the web site of the Staten Island Advance.

 

Three get windfall from GOP

October 26 2004 Newsday
State party pumps thousands into coffers of Senate candidates from New York City as party seeks to increase Albany advantage

BY WILLIAM MURPHY
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The state GOP wrote separate checks two days apart for $100,000 within the past 10 days for Al Curtis, their candidate against Democrat Diane Savino for a Brooklyn-Staten Island Senate seat, according to the state Board of Elections.
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For the full story, go to the web site of Newsday.

Sunday, October 17, 2004

 

Curtis receives endorsement from prominent Island women

October 17 2004 Staten Island Advance
Female community leaders support Republican for state Senate seat

By STEPHEN HART

Several prominent Staten Island women came out yesterday in support of Al Curtis, endorsing the Republican candidate for the state Senate.
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For the full story, go to the web site of hte Staten Island Advance.

Monday, October 11, 2004

 

Al Curtis gets backing by deputy mayor

October 11 2004 Staten Island Advance
GOP State Senate candidate attempting to become the Island's first elected African-American

By TOM WROBLESKI

Republican state Senate candidate Al Curtis garnered the endorsement of former Deputy Mayor Ninfa Segarra and other members of the Hispanic community in Brooklyn.
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For the full story, go to the web site of the Staten Island Advance.

 

Candidates woo African-American Political Association

October 9 2004 Staten Island Advance
In the end, the group throws its weight behind all the Democratic hopefuls

By TIM GRAY
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"Albany is broken. It is the worst, most dysfunctional form of government in the country," said Democratic candidate for state Senate Diane Savino, who argued that a vote for her opponent, Republican Al Curtis, would essentially be a vote for a party that has continually proved its priorities are upstate.
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Curtis did not deny that the Republican party had a stranglehold on the Senate, but said his political affiliation is a positive thing for the Island.

"If you are going to provide for the community," he said, "you have to have a seat at the table."
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For the full story, go to the web site of the Staten Island Advance.

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