NY Assemblyman Bill Magee wins Democratic primary against party's chosen pick
Veteran
state lawmaker Bill Magee won a Democratic primary for New York State
Assembly over Sherrill City Commissioner Mike Hennessy, the party's official
pick in much of the district. Magee
had 1,924 votes to Hennessy's 1,364 Magee
won his home county, Madison County, 2 to 1. Earlier this year, Madison County's
Democratic Party, dissatisfied with Magee's conservative stance on some social
issues, awarded their designation to Hennessy, a former Oneida County lawmaker
and financial advisor. Magee
will face Republican John Salka in November. There's
still a chance Hennessy will be on the ballot, too, this November. Hennessy
passed petitions to be on the "Fix Albany" line, a ballot space not affiliated
with a political party. Supporters of Magee are challenging the petitions.
Hennessy is due back in court on Sept. 22 to defend the signatures. SEE POST STANDARD ARTICLE AT:
