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Raja Krishnamoorthi Concedes Comptroller Race

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 22:58

After a see-saw night where the lead kept switching back and forth, Raja Krishnamoorthi has finally conceded the Democratic primary race for Illinois Comptroller.


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John Liu defining relationship with Bloomberg

Wed, 11/18/2009 - 16:12

As rising political star John Liu prepares to ascend to the second-highest elected office in New York City, Liu must figure out the type of working relationship he wants with the recently re-elected mayor, Mike Bloomberg.


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John Liu in the news

Thu, 11/05/2009 - 09:28

After Wednesday's historic victory by New York City Councilmember John Liu to become the city's Comptroller, the media is giving him plenty of coverage. Here are clips and links to a few of the top stories.


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John Liu campaign update

Sun, 11/01/2009 - 22:39

Less than 48 hours away from the big election day in New York City on November 3rd. Here's an email we just got from the John Liu campaign. It's got a lot of links to news articles about their candidate.

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John Liu for City Comptroller Update

Sun, 09/20/2009 - 22:21

As we all know, New York City Councilman John Liu won his primary last Tuesday, besting a competitive field with 38% of the vote for the office of City Comptroller. Unfortunately, Liu barely missed the 40% necessary to avoid a run-off with second place finisher David Yasskey, so the two top finishers have to face off in a Democratic run-off on Sept. 29th.  Here's an update of links that the campaign sent out earlier today.


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John Liu leads in NYC comptroller's race

Sat, 09/12/2009 - 14:22

Just got an email from New York City Councilmember John Liu's office. With just four days to go until the citywide primaries on Sept. 15th, John has started to emerge as the leader in the race for Comptroller

In a Democratic Primary Election for New York City Comptroller held today, 09/11/09, John Liu finishes first with 34% of the vote, according to this latest exclusive WABC-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA -- near, but not at, the 40% trigger that would avoid a September 30 runoff for the top two finishers.


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Raja Krishnamoorthi to Announce IL Comptroller Candidacy this Weekend

Thu, 08/20/2009 - 22:15

Exciting news out of Illinois. Former Deputy Illinois Treasurer Raja Krishnamoorthi will launch his campaign for Illinois State Comptroller with events in Chicago and Peoria on Sunday and Monday. The full press release is below. Before announcing though, Krishnamoorthi made a quick pitstop to visit his old friend in the White House.


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Raja Krishnamoorthi--Democrat for Illinois Comptroller 2010

Tue, 08/04/2009 - 23:18

Raja is running for Comptroller in Illinois! If he wins in 2010, he'll become the first Asian American elected to a statewide office in Illinois!


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Transit Workers Union (TWU) Endorses Council Member John Liu for Comptroller

Wed, 03/25/2009 - 20:30

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There is a growing list of supporters for Councilmember John Liu’s Campaign for NYC Comptroller.  In addition to the list of community leaders and elected officials that had joined him at the Campaign Kickoff in early March, there has been labor support also starting to make strong supportive announcements.

 


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John Liu Switches Race?

Sat, 03/07/2009 - 19:33

john_liu_bio_pic update It's official. Just got this email from his campaign:

Dear Friend, It's confirmed! Joined by a broad and diverse base of supporters, Councilman John Liu formally announced his campaign to serve as the next Comptroller of the City of New York. “Now more than ever, we need a Comptroller who will root out waste and inefficiency as budget cuts are imposed, and ensure accountability and equal opportunity as billions in stimulus funding arrive," John said earlier today. "With my professional background in finance and my experience in city government, combined with my demand for fairness and equality, I will be that Comptroller. I will be the Comptroller who will scrutinize the details without losing sight of the big picture." Tune in TONIGHT to see/hear John talk about his plans: 6:30 PM (EST) on WCBS Channel 2 News (11:00 PM if basketball game goes overtime), and 11:00 PM (EST) on 98.7 KISS-FM Radio Also, attached are reports about John's campaign. Sincerely, Mei Ru

Here's some interesting news out of the Big Apple about New York City Council member John Liu's race for Public Advocate. It turns out, he may not be running for that office after all. According to this article in the NY Politicker, there is a rumor that:

John Liu was dropping out of the public advocate’s race and going to announce on on Sunday that he’s running for comptroller instead.

To back up the rumor, it seems he's contacted the Campaign Finance Board to change the office he is seeking to undetermined.