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Rep. Edolphus Towns
Democrat • 10th District, New York • 15th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 17 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 63 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 141 of 440)
- 456 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 81 of 440) 10 Made Into Law (Ranks 59 of 440)
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Outgoing Rep. Towns Endorses ‘Independent’ Barron to Succeed Him
Fiery Councilman Charles Barron picked up his second big endorsement in a row, earning the nod of Rep. Ed Towns, the 30-year congressman he hopes to succeed. Mr. Barron is locked in a fight against the heavily favored Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries ...
Edolphus Towns Backs Charles Barron in Congressional Race
...City Councilmember Charles Barron, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, and Green Party pick Colin Beavan are all vying to replace Rep. Ed Towns to represent Central Brooklyn in Congress. C. Zawadi Morris/Office of Hakeem Jeffries/VoteColin.com Longtime congres
Hakeem Jeffries Drops Out of Congressional Debate
...Councilmember Charles Barron, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, and Green Party pick Colin Beavan are all vying to replace Rep. Ed Towns to represent Central Brooklyn in Congress. C. Zawadi Morris/Office of Hakeem Jeffries/VoteColin.com As the June 26 primar
Ed Towns to Officially Endorse Charles Barron
We’ve been heavily hinting at the probability all weekend, but it can now be said for sure: Congressman Ed Towns will endorse his former opponent, Councilman Charles Barron, for his congressional seat tomorrow afternoon. Mr. Barron is competing against .
Watchdogs: Investigate That Fancy (Ed) Towns Car
...watchdog group wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate Rep. Ed Towns after the Daily News and "Inside Edition" reported his wife was tooling around Brooklyn in a car paid for with campaign funds. At the time, a Towns spokesman could not say
Watchdog group wants probe of Rep. Ed Towns's car use
A watchdog group wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate Rep. Ed Towns for allegedly using campaign funds to pay for a car that his wife uses for personal errands. The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint Wednesday with the FEC ...
Meet Hakeem
You may already know him as Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, the up-and-coming promising young black Democrat from Brooklyn who was planning to primary a veteran congressman, Ed Towns, until Towns read the writing on the wall and announced his retirement...
Probe sought of Towns's car use
...watchdog group wants the Federal Election Commission to investigate Rep. Ed Towns for allegedly using campaign funds to pay for a car that his wife uses for personal errands. The Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint Wednesday with the FEC, asking for
Jeffries and Barron to Meet in Great Debate Next Week
Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries and Councilman Charles Barron have largely pulled their punches in the fight to succeed retiring Rep. Ed Towns — but the rope-a-dope strategy ends on Monday when the two office seekers will meet for the first ...
Union Backs Barron in Race Against Jeffries
Thus far, Mr. Barron’s battle against Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries to succeed the retiring Rep. Ed Towns to represent a diverse district that half-moons from Downtown Brooklyn through East New York to Coney Island has been overshadowed by the ...
Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman
Rothman started to cash some checks from his friends in the caucus after April 1, and his reports include $2,000 from Rep. Henry Waxman of California, and $1,000 each from Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois, Ed Towns of New York, Sanford Bishop of ...
Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman
Rothman started to cash some checks from his friends in the caucus after April 1, and his reports include $2,000 from Rep. Henry Waxman of California, and $1,000 each from Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois, Ed Towns of New York, Sanford Bishop of ...
Assemblyman Jeffries, Councilman Barron Vie For Endorsements In Heated Congressional Race
One of the most closely-watched elections this year is the race to succeed Brooklyn Congressman Ed Towns, but while Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries has racked up just about every endorsement possible, his opponent, City Councilman Charles Barron, earned a ...
Assemblyman Jeffries, Councilman Barron Vie For Endorsements In Heated Congressional Race
One of the most closely-watched elections this year is the race to succeed Brooklyn Congressman Ed Towns, but while Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries has racked up just about every endorsement possible, his opponent, City Councilman Charles Barron, earned a ...
Union Backs Barron in Race Against Jeffries
...Eighth Congressional District. Thus far, Mr. Barron’s battle against Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries to succeed the retiring Rep. Ed Towns to represent a diverse district that half-moons from Downtown Brooklyn through East New York to Coney Island has bee
Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman
...1, and his reports include $2,000 from Rep. Henry Waxman of California, and $1,000 each from Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois, Ed Towns of New York, Sanford Bishop of Georgia, and Mel Watt of North Carolina. Former Redskins quarterback and Democratic North
Latest filings show Pascrell has raised and spent more than Rothman
...1, and his reports include $2,000 from Rep. Henry Waxman of California, and $1,000 each from Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois, Ed Towns of New York, Sanford Bishop of Georgia, and Mel Watt of North Carolina. Former Redskins quarterback and Democratic North
Will the push to legalize pot fade away?
More leaders are on the way. New York Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, who has led efforts in the state legislature to reform marijuana enforcement policies, is a leading candidate to succeed Rep. Ed Towns. In California, it’s not entirely clear who will win
Endorsement Round-up: 8th Congressional District
...City Councilmember Charles Barron, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, and Green Party pick Colin Beavan are all vying to replace Rep. Ed Towns to represent Central Brooklyn in Congress. C. Zawadi Morris/Office of Hakeem Jeffries/VoteColin.com As the June prim
Endorsement Round-up: 8th Congressional District
...City Councilmember Charles Barron, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, and Green Party pick Colin Beavan are all vying to replace Rep. Ed Towns to represent Central Brooklyn in Congress. C. Zawadi Morris/Office of Hakeem Jeffries/VoteColin.com As the June prim
The Day: Vote with Your Head, Not Over It
...here . And here’s the rest of today’s big news: In the latest Hakeem Jeffries news, the Assemblyman and would-be heir to Rep. Ed Towns just picked up the endorsement of the Teamsters. Kudos to the Fort Greene residents behind Perfect Renovations for
Endorsement Round-up: 8th Congressional District
...District draws closer, influential groups are taking sides about who should hold the Central Brooklyn seat of retiring Rep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns. Here is a list of the endorsements made in the race in the past week: On Tuesday, the Teamsters Joint Counci
Teachers Unions Split on Endorsements for Congress
...that represent that majority of the city’s school system employees are split on their endorsements in the race for retiring Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns’ seat in Congress, says Gotham Schools. DC-37, which represents 25,000 Department of Education e
Teachers Unions Split on Endorsements for Congress
...that represent that majority of the city’s school system employees are split on their endorsements in the race for retiring Rep. Edolphus “Ed” Towns’ seat in Congress, says Gotham Schools. DC-37, which represents 25,000 Department of Education e
DC 37 Officially Goes With Barron
But it is the endorsement for Mr. Barron that stands out the most, as the rest of organized labor has gotten behind Mr. Barron’s opponent, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, as the two battle to succeed retiring Rep. Ed Towns. “We have endorsed ...
DC37 Delegates Stick With Barron Over Jeffries
...Barron, who has a strong grassroots following, and came within just eight percentage points of defeating (now-retiring) Rep. Ed Towns in 2006 while running more or less on a shoestring. Barron isn’t the only congressional primary candidate DC 37 is ba
UFT Backs Meng, Rangel, Stays Out of NY-8, NY-11
...in the NY-8 in Brooklyn, where Councilman Charles Barron and Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries are vying to replace outgoing Rep. Ed Towns. And the union chose not to endorse anyone in the NY-11, the Staten Island and Brooklyn district held by GOP Rep. Michae
'No Impact Man' runs for Congress
Environmentalist Colin Beavan — the Clinton Hill resident who made a name for himself by curbing his fossil fuel consumption and living to blog about it — is throwing his sustainably made hat into the ring to succeed Rep. Ed Towns (D–Fort Greene).
'No Impact Man' runs for Congress
Environmentalist Colin Beavan — the Clinton Hill resident who made a name for himself by curbing his fossil fuel consumption and living to blog about it — is throwing his sustainably made hat into the ring to succeed Rep. Ed Towns (D–Fort Greene).
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...neighborhoods such as Marine Park and Bergen Beach. ‘My odds are really good now,” Alan Bellone said about succeeding Rep. Ed Towns (D–Canarsie). “Republicans have a shot to take this seat.’” TRANSPORTATION Brooklyn Man who Impersonated his
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