Special Election for NY Senate in Binghamton Tied to Fracking
Sadly, pro-drillers in New York State recently lost a big supporter in the NY Senate--Sen. Tom Libous. For those who don't live in New York, Libous was the long-time Senator from the Binghamton area, in the Senate for 27 years and a powerful member as deputy majority leader of the Senate. Libous was recently found guilty of lying to the FBI about using his influence to get his son a politically connected job. Libous has been removed from office. Essentially Libous got his son a job he didn't have to work at but got paid for (see this Gannett story). Slimy to say the least, but we can list numerous ethics violations far worse on the Democrat side of the isle. For all of his faults, Libous was a friend to the pro-drilling movement in the state. The race is now on to replace Libous in a special election. The early leader, if you believe local news outlets (which we don't), is Democrat Barbara Fiala--someone who once supported drilling but now, because she's in Andrew Cuomo's back pocket, opposes it...
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