While all 26 Congressional Districts (CDs) in New York are up for grabs in November’s election, GOP party leaders are eyeing at least two, currently held by Democrats, that could potentially flip red.
The seats are occupied by Democrat Reps. Pat Ryan in District 18 and Jamaal Bowman in District 16.
“The first thing you do is look at the makeup of the district, and then you look at the qualitative nature of candidate recruitment,” Jason Weingartner, executive director of the New York GOP, told The Epoch Times.
For now, Mr. Ryan’s District 18 encompasses all of Orange County, some of Dutchess and Ulster Counties, as well as the cities of Newburgh, Beacon, Kingston, and Poughkeepsie….