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From Fox News: New York Democratic lawmakers are working to keep Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik’s House seat vacant until the summer in an unprecedented move hashed out during late-night discussions last week, a Republican Empire State assemblyman told Fox Digital.
“We still haven’t seen the final proposal from the Democrats in Albany, but there’s no doubt that Tammany Hall corruption is alive and well in the state capital,” Republican New York Assemblyman Matt Slater, who represents the state’s 94th district in areas of Putnam and Westchester counties, told Fox News Digital in an exclusive Zoom interview on Sunday morning.
“It is just blatantly corrupt for the New York State Democrats to keep changing the rules of engagement simply out of self-interest. Meanwhile, New Yorkers are struggling in so many different ways. U-Haul just gave us our worst migration rating ever because there’s so many New Yorkers who are fleeing this state. So they can get things done, but they only do it when it benefits them,” Slater continued.
Slater, who serves as the ranking Republican on the state’s Election Law Committee, was reacting to state Democrats working to introduce legislation that could keep Stefanik’s House seat vacant until June, when the state holds its scheduled primary elections. Stefanik is in the midst of her confirmation process to serve in the Trump administration and is expected to resign her House seat if the Senate confirms her as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Under current law, New York’s governor has 10 days to declare a special election for a vacant seat and an additional 80 to 90 days to hold the election. Stefanik’s seat is key for the Republican Party and Trump’s second administration, as Republicans hold a slim majority at 218 members to the Democrats’ 215 members.
Slater explained that Democrats were called to an emergency conference on Friday evening to reportedly discuss the new legislation, and he is expecting to receive a copy of it on Monday.
“Dems failed on redistricting, moved local elections to even years and stacked the court of appeals. Now they want to stall special Elections the GOP is likely to win. Tammany Hall is back and NYrs are the victims,” Slater warned on social media.
Dems failed on redistricting, moved local elections to even years and stacked the court of appeals. Now they want to stall special Elections the GOP is likely to win. Tammany Hall is back and NYrs are the victims. https://t.co/KaLCcbH6rN
— Matt Slater (@slater4ny) February 1, 2025
WATCH:
Will Barclay, leader of the New York State Assembly Republican Conference, commented on X, “There’s absolutely no reason to rewrite the law & intentionally delay a special election in NY21. It didn’t happen in 2024 for specials in NY3 or NY26 (both Dem seats). If a bill like this comes to the floor, it’s a blatant attempt to rig the system.”
There’s absolutely no reason to rewrite the law & intentionally delay a special election in NY21.
It didn’t happen in 2024 for specials in NY3 or NY26 (both Dem seats).
If a bill like this comes to the floor, it’s a blatant attempt to rig the system.https://t.co/FKShaH88sE
— Will Barclay (@WillABarclay) February 1, 2025
NY Dems working to keep Stefanik’s House seat vacant for months in latest scheme against Trump: assemblyman https://t.co/RVxEee3PCM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 2, 2025
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