Grimm stepped down in 2015 after pleading guilty to felony tax fraud and was sentenced to eight months in prison. Former вЂњLaw and Order: Special Victims UnitвЂќ actress Diane Neal launched an independent bid earlier this month.Дonovan is facing a challenge from the man he replaced, former Rep. Other Democratic candidates include Patrick Ryan, David Clegg and Jeffrey Beals. He currently has over $700,000 in cash on hand, whereas Antonio Delgado has over $1 million and Brian Flynn has over $970,000. FasoвЂ™s campaign war chest is also outmatched by two of his Democratic challengers. Perhaps feeling the pressure of a potential Democratic wave election, Faso has recently diverged from the Republican line, as he voted against the Republican tax plan passed last year and recently announced his support for raising the age at which a person can buy guns to 21. Andrew Cuomo, who recently signed on prominent communications firm Metropolitan Public Strategies to guide his campaign. There are several Democratic candidates vying for FasoвЂ™s seat, including Gareth Rhodes, a former staffer for Gov. The Republican easily dispatched Zephyr Teachout in the 2016 election, but may face more of a challenge as he seeks a second term in 2018. However, there are several New York districts that are currently in play or may become more competitive. Chris Collins also initially faced a raft of progressive challengers, but as of this month there are now only two Democratic candidates left, Nick Stankevich and Nathan McMurray, who has received the endorsement of the districtвЂ™s eight county chairs.Д«ut despite the winnowed roster of Democrats eager to take them down, neither Stefanik nor CollinsвЂ™ seats are rated as vulnerable by the Cook Political Report, SabatoвЂ™s Crystal Ball or Inside Elections with Nathan Gonzalez/Roll Call, which analyze competitive races and political trends. In Western New York, Republican firebrand Rep. Former MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan hopped into the Democratic primary, and the departures of Tanya Boone and Sara Idleman left the field a little less crowded. Elise Stefanik, a target of the national progressive movement eager to take down Republican incumbents in the upcoming election, gained a Democratic challenger and lost two others last week. All across New York, key congressional races are shaping up.

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