John McHugh

Republican  •  New York  •  9th Term  •  Sworn In 1993
Current Term 2009 - 2009 View All
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10/07/09
Obama fundraising for Owens in NY 23

...election, headlining a fundraiser for Democrat Bill Owens as he faces a competitive race for the seat of former GOP Rep. John McHugh. The fundraiser will be taking place on October 20 in New York City, according to the Watertown Daily News. The presiden

Source: The Politico
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10/07/09
Phase I is Complete | Madison County Courier-Madison County News

Senator David Valesky and former Congressman John McHugh each secured money for the emergency department and IT center. Valesky stressed the importance of information technology and said he and Morreale had previously discussed it. ...

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10/07/09
Special Election Candidate Squeezed From Both Sides (CQPolitics ...

CQPolitics.com - Moderate Republicans in the House are trying to convince their colleagues that they can keep the seat vacated by New York's John McHugh if only they'll help the GOP nominee, who's being pressed from both the left and right. ..

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10/07/09
New York Conservative Party Officially Nominates Hoffman For NY-23 ...

The seat became open when President Obama appointed GOP Rep. John McHugh as Secretary of the Army, and is now a three-way race between the moderate Republican Scozzafava, Democratic businessman Bill Owens, and Hoffman as the third-party ...

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10/06/09
The In Box: What questions do you have for Hoffman, Owens ...

Over the next four weeks, NCPR's reporters will have a lot of access to the three congressional candidates vying to replace John McHugh. We'll take part in two public forums, and be interviewing all three politicians in various formats. ...

Source: The In Box
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10/06/09
The Early Word: Help Wanted - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com

Dalai Lama: On Capitol Hill, the Dalai Lama receives the Lantos Human Rights Prize – named for the late Representative Tom Lantos, a California Democrat and Holocaust survivor. ... Also scheduled to speak at the convention: Army Secretary John McHugh. F

Source: The Caucus
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10/06/09
The Second Cup: ATR gets act.ly | TechRepublican.com

replace former Congressman John McHugh® of New York's 23rd. Congressional District. There are three candidates competing to replace McHugh: Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, liberal GOPer Dede ...

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10/06/09
Leaders must focus on families, McHugh says - MarineCorpsTimes.com

That, said new Secretary of the Army John McHugh, is one of the lessons he took away from his 17 years in Congress, delving into military quality-of-life and personnel issues. At a family forum of about 800 people at the Association of ...

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10/06/09
Officials consider strategies in wake of attack - MarineCorpsTimes.com

Army Secretary John McHugh said Monday that the attacks and the mission behind them are being reviewed by commanders in Afghanistan. “There's far more questions that the theater is trying to work through than we have definitive answers ...

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10/06/09
Hoffman on air in NY 23

...Hoffman, the Conservative Party nominee in the special election to succeed former Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), is introducing himself to voters for the first time on television with an ad portraying himself as a conservative outsider. “There’s somethi

Source: The Politico
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10/06/09
Leaders must focus on families, McHugh says - Army News, news from ...

That, said new Secretary of the Army John McHugh, is one of the lessons he took away from his 17 years in Congress, delving into military quality-of-life and personnel issues. At a family forum of about 800 people at the Association of ...

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10/06/09
Politics and principle in upstate New York | Washington Examiner

Rep. John McHugh, R-NY, recently left Congress to become Secretary of the Army, thereby setting up a special election to replace him in Upstate New York's 23rd District. Recently, the Club for Growth's Political Action Committee (PAC) ...

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10/06/09
Ohio 15th District: Hype

Still, taking over the House will be difficult. Republicans would have to win about 40 seats to gain a majority, depending on the results of a special election to replace Rep. John McHugh (R-N.Y.), who left his seat to become Army ...

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10/06/09
The Survivalist Forum » Blog Archive » CAP & TRADE RAPE PASSED ...

According to Rep. Paul, this means that a person who differs with the government on issues such as abortion, gun control laws, Free Trade Agreements, the United Nations, or any number of programs and activities could be defined as a terrorist and investig

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10/05/09
NSC Advisor on Afghanistan: “The president should be presented ...

Related posts: President Obama's statement on Iran at Pittsburgh G20; Nation builders or warriors: John McHugh for the Guardian in Afghanistan; Lost in translation: another John McHugh short from Afghanistan.

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10/05/09
WI Catholic Musings: What the National GOP Refuses to Acknowledge

The special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2009. The election will fill the vacancy left by Rep. John McHugh, who was recently confirmed by the Senate as President Obama's new ...

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10/05/09
It would be better to lose this seat | Red County

Quietly, for those outside of upstate New York, a battle is underway within the GOP over the race to win the special election for the state's 23rd Congressional district left vacated by John McHugh's appointment as Secretary of the Army ...

Source: Red County
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10/05/09
Officials consider strategies in wake of attack - Army News, news ...

Army Secretary John McHugh said Monday that the attacks and the mission behind them are being reviewed by commanders in Afghanistan. “There's far more questions that the theater is trying to work through than we have definitive answers ...

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10/05/09
GOP Split Could Give Dems NY 23 -- For The First Time In History ...

That brings us to NY 23. Of New York's 29 congressional seats, the GOP holds three. Or two, now that Rep. John McHugh (R) has resigned to become Secretary of the Army. McHugh, first elected in 1992, was invincible at home. And why not? ...

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10/04/09
DemConWatch:: Sunday Morning Assortment

This is the seat vacated when John McHugh was tapped to become Secretary of the Army. CFG is outspending both the Democrats and the Republicans. It should have been a good pick-up opportunity for the Democrats. The polls are showing the ...

Source: DemConWatch
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10/03/09
WILL THE DEMS DO AWAY WITH YOUR RIGHT TO PROTECT YOURSELF FIND OUT ...

Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45] Aye. Rep. Michael Castle [R, DE-0] Aye. Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10] Aye. Rep. Leonard Lance [R, NJ-7] Aye. Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2] Aye. Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23] Aye. Rep. Dave Reichert [R, WA-8] Aye ...

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10/03/09
Let Freedom Ring | We the People Can Read | North Houston Tea ...

After you have determined what you need to do with respect to your own Representative, please start calling those in red who have not yet signed. Enter their state in the window above, then call or email them from the list of Members in that state, .... N

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10/03/09
How Can You Lose by Winning? | The Americano

Republican Congressman John McHugh retired to take a position in the Obama Administration, as Secretary of the ARMY. There is a Special Election for his seat on November 3, 2009. The district is so conservative the Democrats were set to ...

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10/02/09
AUSA Day 1: Part 1 - Oct 05,2009

Joint press conference with Secretary of the Army Hon. John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George Casey. Begins at 11:45 am George Casey | US Army | John McHugh | Secretary of the Army | Chief of Staff of the Army.

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10/02/09
It's Official... Bill Owens is the Democratic Pick For the 23rd ...

Many believe Bill Owens message is much like former congressman John McHugh who steered away from negative campaigning like Dede and Hoffman and made a positive campaign of ideas that would benefit the district. ...

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10/02/09
Scozzafava on the air

...Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava is up with her first campaign ad in the New York special election to succeed former GOP Rep. John McHugh. “She’s the only one with a proven record of fighting wasteful spending and taxes,” a narrator says in the spot

Source: The Politico
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10/02/09
Morning Read, Upstate: The Marcellus Shale Rush is On | Politicker ...

A new poll shows Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava leading the race to replace John McHugh. Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party's nominee, polled at 16 percent. The race is considered "wide open." Chris Collins is not raising taxes. Representat

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10/02/09
10-2-09 download of political headlines from Roll Call

The Republican Main Street Partnership political action committee announced Tuesday that it is throwing its support behind New York State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R) in the special election to replace former Rep. John McHugh (RN. ...

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10/02/09
Daily Kos Endorses a Republican in New York Congressional Seat ...

Yes, that's the district newly confirmed Secretary of the Army John McHugh just vacated, where the anointed Republican candidate — New York Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava — has been the subject of local and national conservative scorn. ...

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10/02/09
The Thirds: Liberal blog backs the Republican, could it help the ...

Dede Scozzafava, the Republican nominee to replace newly confirmed Secretary of the Army John McHugh, has the endorsement from the DailyKos.com. It's a very interesting race. Scozzafava has the Republican nod, but has been ranked as ...

Source: The Thirds
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Official website: http://mchugh.house.gov/
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2366 Rayburn House Office Building
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Phone: 202-225-4611
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