Working Families line at stake in District 17

Two days after the vote, it was still unclear whose name will appear on the Working Families line on the November ballot for U.S. House District 17, which includes Philipstown.

The incumbent, Mike Lawler, will appear on the Republican line, and former Rep. Mondaire Jones on the Democratic line. The Working Families line will belong to either Jones or Anthony Frascone of Rockland County, a low-key candidate whom the party said has not reached out to its officials, according to the Journal News.

If the race between Lawler and Jones is close, the Working Families line could be important. As of Friday (June 28), with the results of 11 districts in Westchester County outstanding, Frascone had a 185-153 lead.

In Putnam, meanwhile, former County Attorney Jennifer Bumgarner was defeated in the Republican primary for the District 4 seat on the Legislature by Laura Russo, 270-260.

Russo will face Randy Mulkins, a Democrat, in November for the seat representing the Town of Patterson now held by Ginny Nacerino, who could not run because of term limits. Russo will also appear on her own Rule of Law line.

The legislative seats representing District 1 (Philipstown and part of Putnam Valley) held by Nancy Montgomery and District 7 (Mahopac, Brewster) held by Joseph Castellano, will also be on the November ballot. No Republicans have filed petitions to oppose Montgomery, a Democrat, for her third, 3-year term. Daniel Birmingham, an attorney who served on the Legislature from 2004 to 2012, has filed as the Republican candidate for the District 7 seat. Castellano could not run again because of term limits.

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