After weeks of speculations, freshman Assemblyman Steve Katz (R, I -Yorktown) will announce on Monday his candidacy for New York State Senate.
His staff sent out an advisory Friday evening confirming he will be challenging Sen. Greg Ball (R, C- Patterson) to a primary for the 40th district seat.
Katz, a veterinarian who lives in Mohegan Lake with his family, made his first run for political office two years ago as a Tea Party candidate. He , which was vacated by Greg Ball, who ran for state Senate. The two lawmakers have been frequently campaigning and holding press conferences together until a recent fall out.
Earlier this week, Ball's campaign manager Jim Coleman released a statement saying that "no one has done more to help Katz, both campaign wise and legislatively, than Greg Ball. He said Ball would win "resoundingly" in the primary because of his "work ethic, track record and solid conservative voting record."
Coleman called Katz "Dr. Do Liberal" and commented on his attendance record in the Assembly, calling it the "worst" and saying he had "an alarming D+ rating for his liberal voting record."
"Since his close election, this man has consistently proven he cannot be trusted, switching votes and alliances, and within a short period for personal gain," Coleman said in his statement. "Dr. Do Liberal has been co opted by many of the old school forces in Putnam that like things the way they used to be, corrupt and quiet. Furthermore, Dr Do-Liberal orchestrated cover up of a double arrest record, and other civil and criminal issues, including tax liens, sexual harassment settlements and beyond, make him too damaged as a general election candidate."
Assemblyman Steve Katz recently admitted in a YouTube video that he had two past arrests related to his veterinary business. He has said he was cleared of all charges in both cases.
"This seat is critical to the slim republican majority, and Greg Ball looks forward to a strong conservative, grassroots campaign to win both the primary and general elections," Coleman said in his statement.
Katz will make the official announcement on Monday, March 12 at 9 a.m. on the steps of the Historic Carmel Courthouse in Putnam County, located at 44 Gleneida Avenue.
I'm sick of the smear tactics and the use of irrelevant histories to create misleading presentations of the competition. Tell me why I should elect YOU, not why I shouldn't elect someone else.
PLEASE candidates, stop the nonsense and tell us how you plan on helping your constituents!
Now as to those robo calls, I ask Greg Ball to renounce these types of calls. He didn't like them when they were used against him. I resent calls of these types that are anonymous. The caller should have stated who she represented. Dirty politics demean the cause. Lets leave these kind of tactics to the Democrats, please. They are far better at it than republicans.
It also seems that democrats can elect murders, Ted Kennedy, thieves, Charlie Rangal, and liars, Barack Obama yet a man who was cleared of charges they ostracize. Strange standards indeed.
If Greg Ball received the highest rating from Mike Long chairman of the Conservative Party in 2012, how can anybody say he is not conservative enough? I have seen many pictures and videos of Steve Katz and there is always his wife within a few feet .What is that about considering the You Tube video with her mouth taped shut that seemed to start the feud. Maybe Mrs. Katz should be the candidate and leave Mr. Katz to his vet. business. The only thing I see coming out of this is a Democrat majority in the State Senate.
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"We tried to organize this fundraiser several times, but the person who was going to help pull it together stopped communicating with us. At the time, we were working diligently trying get information but it fell apart because of lack of communication/cooperation. I can tell you with complete honesty, there wasn't any money left in the campaign to donate."