Sandy Treadwell (R-Westport) or Sandy Treadwell (R-Lake Placid)?
By Upstate Blue, Section News
Posted on Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 04:30:18 PM EST
Apparently Republican 20th Congressional District candidate Alexander "Sandy" Treadwell may have some residency issues.
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According to newsmeat.com, Treadwell's most recent campaign contribution filings, dated June 8th and June 15th, 2007, lists his residency as being in the Town of Westport, instead of the Village of Lake Placid, where he now claims to reside.
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The Problem? The Town of Westport is located about 18 miles northeast of the 20th Congressional District boundaries (or 35 miles east of the Lake Placid Village) in the 23rd Congressional District now being represented by Republican John McHugh. Treadwell actually admitted last February at an Essex County Republican Committee meeting that he purchased property in Lake Placid back in 2004 so it could appear as though he was living within the 20th Congressional District boundary lines. As some may recall, at the time, Treadwell, a close ally of George Pataki, was contemplating challenging ex-U.S. Rep. John Sweeney (R - Clifton Park) in a primary, largely because of Sweeney's ongoing feuds with the former governor. From the Essex County Republican Committee Minutes, February 27, 2007:
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According to newsmeat.com, Treadwell's most recent campaign contribution filings, dated June 8th and June 15th, 2007, lists his residency as being in the Town of Westport, instead of the Village of Lake Placid, where he now claims to reside.
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The Problem? The Town of Westport is located about 18 miles northeast of the 20th Congressional District boundaries (or 35 miles east of the Lake Placid Village) in the 23rd Congressional District now being represented by Republican John McHugh. Treadwell actually admitted last February at an Essex County Republican Committee meeting that he purchased property in Lake Placid back in 2004 so it could appear as though he was living within the 20th Congressional District boundary lines. As some may recall, at the time, Treadwell, a close ally of George Pataki, was contemplating challenging ex-U.S. Rep. John Sweeney (R - Clifton Park) in a primary, largely because of Sweeney's ongoing feuds with the former governor. From the Essex County Republican Committee Minutes, February 27, 2007:
Sandy thanked the committee for the opportunity to meet with them and stated that he was interested in the 20th Congressional District. He stated that his family has lived in the Westport area for 101 years but Westport is not in the 20th Congressional District and although any citizen over 21 years of age can run in any district in America, back in 2004 he and his wife bought a house in Lake Placid and so Lake Placid is now his legal residence. Sandy stated that he is not an announced candidate yet but he is looking forward to the challenge and to represent Essex County as well as the 650,000 people in the 20th Congressional District.While the current federal law only requires that you live in the same state as the district in which you intend to run for Congress, some serious credibility issues are raised when Treadwell may not actually reside where he claims to be living.
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