Dan Maffei

I just found out that a woman I knew in law school, Brianne Murphy, is considering a run for Congress from the 25th District in New York.  She’s a relative newcomer to the New York political scene and seeks to unseat a radical anti-abortionist who was swept into Congress back in 2010: A Democrat has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission in Washington to formally declare as a candidate for the 25th Congressional District seat in 2012. But the surprise is that the candidate is...Read Full Story

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A sixth Democratic House seat in New York fell to Republicans on Tuesday when freshman incumbent Dan Maffei conceded he could not overcome his opponent's narrow lead. The Republican, Ann Marie Buerkle, will be the first woman to represent central New York's 25th Congressional District. Maffei, who defeated Dale Sweetland to win the seat in 2008, called Buerkle to concede Tuesday, ending three weeks of ballot inspections, recounting and court wrangling. "I want to thank him...Read Full Story

Congressman Dan Maffei was sworn into office on January 6th, 2009 and is serving his first term as U.S. Representative to New York’s 25th Congressional District, which includes all of Onondaga and Wayne counties and parts of Cayuga and Monroe…Read Full Story

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