the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
These are the results coming for the 59th Senate District race between Republican incumbent Sen. Dale Volker and Democratic challenger Kathy Konst . THIS IS STILL A RACE 30 percent reporting: Konst: 19,057 51% Volker: 17,997 49%
BuffaloPundit (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
... spend. And if your party is in the majority, you get more than those in the minority. As a result, Volker, the Depew Republican who has served in the Senate for 32 years, operates the costliest office of the 19 legislators who represent Western New York. His office — including his salary and those of his staff, rent and telephone, and bulk mail that sometimes serves political purposes —...
Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... would make it harder for people to bootleg them by counterfeiting tax stamps.Buffalo-area Senator Dale Volker has had a bill in on this for at least a year (one of the companies that makes encryption devices is in his region) and there has been some concern about the cost of equipment.This, however, could serve at least as a halfway measure to legislators who have long pushed to tax...
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... and is a multi-millionaire." Democratic State Senate candidate Kathyo unseat incumbent Republican Dale Volker. According to Lenihan, State Senate candidate Joe Mesi is running "about 50-50" in a nail-biter race against Mike Ranzenhofer. They're still waiting on returns from neighboring Genessee County.State Senate Bill Stachowski, who had to bring in the cavalry after a poll last...
the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
The Canandaigua Daily Messenger has come through with a very nice endorsement for Kathy Konst against incumbent Dale Volker in the 59th Senate District. It starts out tagging Volker for being a part of the problem, as well as his rather questionable commitment to changing the way business is done in Albany after having been there for 36 years. Veteran state Sen. Dale Volker...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
... Renzi—$1,215,512.06 Tom Libous—$1,133,034.44 Martin Golden—$1,006,531.28 Joseph Robach—$994,188.23 Dale Volker—$956,849.60 Mike Ranzenhofer—$826,431.46 Barbara Donno—$818,474.90 Dean Skelos—$795,131.89 Roy McDonald—$792,134.53 Liz Feld—$747,283.39 Mike Nozzolio—$652,350.52 John Murtagh—$643,521.00 James Seward—$629,090.42 Jim Alesi—$532,993.70 Caesar Trunzo—$496,901.23 Vincent Leibell—$473,264.05...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
... County, versus Democrat Richard Dollinger, who preceded Robach in the Senate. —59th District: Sen. Dale Volker, R-Depew, Erie County, versus Democratic candidate Kathy Konst. Republicans are still putting a lot of money behind Donno, even though a Siena poll a month ago showed Johnson with a 24-percentage-point lead. Republicans have also put about $250,000 in Volker’s campaign...
BuffaloPundit (Free subscription) | 27/10/2008
Recall, if you will, the fact that Volker Chief of Staff Harry Wahl told a DiPietro supporter the following some time ago: “I was at a fundraising event one night [May 31st] with my wife Laura and a man who I didn’t know approached me and said ‘I don’t know if you’ve heard but Dave [...]
BuffaloPundit (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
If you’re appalled by “career politicians”, you’re not supporting Dale Volker for State Senate, right?
the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 23/10/2008
The Buffalo News just published an article revealing that despite New York State being in a budget crisis, State Senator Dale Volker bills taxpayers $1 million dollars a year to pay for his staff and office, two or three times as much as other local legislators ask for. It's easy to forget what these enormous numbers mean in real-world terms. For a sense of perspective, $1 million dollars...
