You know, sometimes I just have to laugh when I read some of the things certain individuals (or a certain individual) post. For example, the talk about the NY23 not having elected a Democrat since the 1800's. What is the truth?
First, is the district currently known as NY 23 ALWAYS been NY23?
Not exactly.
In fact, as recently, NY 23 was comprised of parts of the Bronx and Westchester County - not exactly the same geographic area, now is it???
The area currently known as NY 23 was redisctricted starting in 1993, and it's current borders were set in 2003. Now, I can go on and on on who was elected from NY23, so i will. I am going to do this for no other reason than to shut up a certain individual who has no idea what he is talking about.
Let's start in the 1850's.
Leander Babcock Democratic March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Caleb Lyon Independent March 4, 1853 – February 27, 1855
William A. Gilbert Opposition March 4, 1855 – February 27, 1857
Vacant February 27, 1857 – March 4, 1857
Charles B. Hoard Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861
Ambrose W. Clark Republican March 4, 1861 –March 3, 1863
Thomas Treadwell Davis Unionist March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865
Republican March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1867
Dennis McCarthy Republican March 4, 1867 –March 3, 1871
R. Holland Duell Republican March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1873
William E. Lansing Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875
Scott Lord Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877
William J. Bacon Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1879
Cyrus D. Prescott Republican March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1883
John T. Spriggs Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1887
James S. Sherman Republican March 4, 1887 –March 3, 1891
Henry W. Bentley Democratic March 4, 1891 –March 3, 1893
John M. Wever Republican March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1895
Wallace T. Foote, Jr. Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1899
Louis W. Emerson Republican March 4, 1899 –March 3, 1903
George N. Southwick Republican March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1911
Henry S. De Forest Republican March 4, 1911 –March 3, 1913
Joseph A. Goulden Democratic March 4, 1913 - May 3, 1915
Now, there are two things I want to point out. First, there are quite a lot of Democrats elected from NY 23 in this list. And did you notice that most of them served one or 2 terms, and then left? What a novel idea.
And now, on to more history from NY 23.....
William S. Bennet Republican November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1917
Daniel C. Oliver Democratic March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1919
Richard F. McKiniry Democratic March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1921
Albert B. Rossdale Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Frank A. Oliver Democratic March 4, 1923 – June 18, 1934
Vacant June 18, 1934 –January 3, 1935
Charles A. Buckley Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1945
Walter A. Lynch Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1951
Sidney A. Fine Democratic January 3, 1951 –January 3, 1953
Isidore Dollinger Democratic January 3, 1953 – December 31, 1959
Vacant January 1, 1960 – March 7, 1960
Jacob H. Gilbert Democratic March 8, 1960 – January 3, 1963
Charles A. Buckley Democratic January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965
Jonathan B. Bingham Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973
Peter A. Peyser Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977
Bruce F. Caputo Republican January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979
Peter A. Peyser Democratic January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Samuel S. Stratton Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
Michael R. McNulty Democratic January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1993
Sherwood Boehlert Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003
John M. McHugh Republican January 3, 2003 – September 21, 2009
So, as you can see, the district known as NY23 HAS been represented by something other than Republicans since the 1850's - many times, for many years to be honest.
Twist it any way that you want, but facts are a funny thing.
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