Ok, Slappy. You contend that no Democrat has been elected from NY 23 since the 1800's, correct?

That would mean that Sidney Asher Fine was elected from another district, and redistricted into NY 23, correct?

That being said, I am going to post a link that is interesting.

http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/finck-finlayson.html

Now, if you scroll down, you will find this entry:

Fine, Sidney Asher (1903-1982) — also known as Sidney A. Fine — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., September 14, 1903. Father of Burton M. Fine. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1945-46; member of New York state senate 24th District, 1947-50; U.S. Representative from New York, 1951-56 (23rd District 1951-53, 22nd District 1953-56); Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1956-75. Jewish. Died, in Mount Sinai Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 23, 1982. Interment at Montefiore Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.

It states that he was a US representative from New York, 1951 - 1956. And it clearly states that he was the Representative from the 23rd District from 1951 - 1953 (Which I have already shown you several times). Now, if he was placed into NY 23 due to redistricting, shouldn't he have served as the Representative from another district BEFORE becoming the representative from NY 23?

Oh, here is another interesting link.

http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1950election.pdf

At clerk.house.gov, you can get a pdf for every federal election since 1920.

Now, if you click that link, it takes you to the pdf file for 1950. And if you go to page 24, you find something interesting.

Sidney A. Fine won the race for NY 23 by 42,000 votes that year.

But a Democrat has not won NY 23 since the 1800's, right?

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