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Francis Powers was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 13th Congressional District (map) of New York. He was seeking the Republican nomination to replace incumbent Rep. Vito Fossella (D-N.Y.), who will retire at the end of his current term. Powers died in his home on Staten Island Sunday, June 22, 2008.^[1]

Positions, record and controversies

Bio

2008 elections

Powers was seeking the Republican nomination to replace Rep. Vito Fossella (D-N.Y.) in the 2008 congressional elections.^[2] Powers died in his home on Staten Island Sunday, June 22, 2008.^[3]

Money in politics

Committees and affiliations

Committees

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:New York and the U.S. Congress

References

1. ↑ "GOP hope for retaining NY congressional seat dies." Associated Press, accessed via The Washington Post, June 23, 2008.
2. ↑ 2008 Race Tracker page on New York’s 13th Congressional District
3. ↑ "GOP hope for retaining NY congressional seat dies." Associated Press, accessed via The Washington Post, June 23, 2008.

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on New York’s 13th Congressional District
• "GOP hope for retaining NY congressional seat dies." Associated Press, accessed via The Washington Post, June 23, 2008.

External articles