Ist Congressional District: Tim Bishop v. Randy Altschuler

When asked to name the most important issues, Randy Altschuler replied, "Jobs and taxes." The challenger called for extending the Bush tax cuts "for everybody," and cited figures showing the percentage on Long Island of those earning more than $250,000 lies between 9 and 14 percent. Altschuler also supports providing tax incentives for small businesses to help create more jobs.

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Learn more about Tim Bishop coming under fire from constituents for cap-and-trade, obamacare, and more.

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Election 2010: Altschuler Hopes To Unseat Incumbent, Balance the Budget

Randy Altschuler: “I have lived the American dream, but I’m worried about changes that are happening in this country that are going to prevent future generations from achieving that dream.”

His solution is to prop up the private sector by cutting government spending, lowering taxes and peeling back “red tape” that he contends makes it difficult for businesses to operate.

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Final Pitch: Bishop vs. Altschuler: Candidates make one last argument for Hauppauge's support on Election Day.

Randy Altschuler:

"...I've created over 700 jobs in the United States, so I know how to create jobs. I've met and managed a budget. I'm raising a family – I have a son that's 3 – so I can understand firsthand the challenges facing families right now.

Tim Bishop is not voting with the people of this district. He's voting with his party. Hence his 97 percent voting rate with Nancy Pelosi. He has supported a slew of legislation that is not in the best interest of the district."

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Higher Taxes, NY-1 Edition

GOP/Conservative congressional hopeful Randy Altschuler has a new TV ad out today ... that hits a Democratic state senator for voting to raise taxes and fees 124 times.

Altschuler’s spot slams his Democratic opponent, Rep. Tim Bishop, for voting “125 times to raise taxes.”

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Learn more about Tim Bishop coming under fire from constituents for cap-and-trade, obamacare, and more. Randy Altschuler has signed the taxpayer protection pledge.

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2 groups' ads boost Altschuler over Bishop

WASHINGTON - Two outside conservative advocacy groups have given Republican Randy Altschuler a definite edge over Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in the ad war in the much-watched congressional race on Long Island's East End.

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Tim Bishop has increasingly come under fire from his constituents for his positions on cap-and-trade and being a rubber stamp for Nancy Pelosi. This is in direct opposition to Randy Altschuler's pledge to protect taxpayers.

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Representative Tim Bishop refuses to attend two non-partisan debates

Due to a scheduling conflict Randy Altschuler is unable to debate with Tim Bishop before the League of Women Voters October 21st.  Tim Bishop refuses point blank to debate Randy before the Southampton Citizens Forum, declaring they have an affiliation with the Tea Party.

James Boyed, organizing the Southampton Citizens Forum, denies being affiliated with the Tea Party Movement.

From the article's title you'd never guess that it is Mr. Bishop who is the one who is avoiding speaking before the public.  Hmmm...media bias?

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Randy Altschuler's views on Obamacare, Cap-and-Trade and more.

 

 

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Representative Tim Bishop Refuses to Answer Constituents

Rep. Tim Bishop, D-N.Y., canceled town-hall meetings after a particularly unruly group prompted him to get a police escort back to his car.

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Tim Bishop is running against businessman Randy Altschuler who has signed the taxpayer protection pledge.

 

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Randy Altschuler Responds to Outsourcing Charges at Debate

Randy Altschuler was asked to respond to charges that he outsourced jobs overseas while at OfficeTiger, a charge made by Tim Bishop and by Republican opponents in the September primary.

"We did not outsource American jobs and move them overseas," Mr. Altschuler said. "I've created over 700 jobs in the United States. We had an international business and we had customers and employees all around the world so we were a functioning company everywhere."

But he said that high taxes and government regulations were responsible for driving companies overseas, and he questioned how many private sector jobs Mr. Bishop has created.

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Congressman Bishop, challenger Altschuler square off in Wading River debate

The first of many candidate forums featuring Congressman Tim Bishop and his Republican opponent Randy Altschuler to be held in the final weeks leading up to the the November 2 elections kicked off at Monday night's meeting of the Eastern Long Island Executives at East Wind in Wading River.

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Meet the Candidates Night Yields Huge Turnout, Many Turned Away from Meeting

Randy Altschuler, Representative Tim Bishop, Ira Bernstein, and Steve Englebright were there last night. But many who came to see them couldn't even get in the door.

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In Ads, Democratic Candidates Play Down Their Label

Randy Altschuler, a businessman who is running against Tim Bishop, calls himself a conservative and in his advertisements frequently juxtaposes images of Tim Bishop and Ms. Pelosi.

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NY Post Endorses Randy Altschuler

Four-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop has been a virtual rubber-stamp for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda, having voted for the $812 billion stimulus package, ObamaCare and cap-and-trade — a job-killing energy tax.

Randy Altschuler is an entrepreneur, having co-founded two successful companies — one providing recycling services for electronics and another offering business-support and employment services.

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CNN 100: Toss Up in New York 01

Four-term Democratic congressman Rep. Tim Bishop has a hard fight on his hands, defending his Long Island-based district from a heavily-funded onslaught by GOP businessman Randy Altschuler.

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2010 New York 1st District Race: Republican Randy Altschuler Tasked with Defeating Democrat Tim Bishop

Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop is favored to win in New York's 1st U.S. House race, as he has since 2002. He's easily beat previous opponents. But this is a competitive district in terms of demographics, which puts it in the cross-hairs of Republicans seeking to whisk away as many Democratic-held districts as possible this year. Randy Altschuler is the Republican pick after the Sept. 14 primary, and he may pose a significant challenge to Bishop.

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A NY earthquake? GOP eyeing nine House seats

The National Republican Congressional Committee, the body charged with running the GOP House campaign, lists seven New York seats as among the hundred it considers to be in play -- tied with Pennsylvania for the national lead.

The key races:

* Suffolk, where Randy Altschuler has a good chance to defeat Rep. Tim Bishop.

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Altschuler Launches New Radio Ad: “Randy Altschuler will listen to us”

The campaign of Randy Altschuler, the Republican/Conservative nominee for Congress (NY-1), has launched a new radio ad called “Randy Altschuler will listen to us.”

Randy will be running against incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop.

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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced today that Randy Altschuler (NY-01) has reached 'Young Gun' status

"Randy Altschuler has proven that he's ready to take on Washington insider Tim Bishop, an out-of-touch Democrat who has blindly supported his party's failed agenda of job-killing policies and reckless spending," said NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX). "Randy's campaign is a symbol of the growing momentum behind Republican candidates in New York and across the country. As Democrats and their party bosses continue to force  their big-government, big-spending policies onto the backs of hard-working families, Republicans like Randy Altschuler will continue to present a clear alternative to a Democrat majority that unapologetically spends too much, borrows too much and taxes too  much."

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Manhattan Mosque Fires Up Long Island Race

Three Republicans—businessman Randy Altschuler, Richard Nixon grandson Chris Cox  and former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer George Demos—are all vying for the chance to challenge incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop.

...Mr. Altschuler, a millionaire businessman who is spending part of his personal fortune to run for Congress, calls the mosque plan "political correctness run amok" and an insult to those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center.

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Randy Altshuler calls out Tim Bishop on the Ground Zero Mosque

Randy Altschuler in NY-1 calls on Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) to "end the silence" on the mosque, say yes or no whether he agrees with Obama

 

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Several House Incumbents Lag Behind Challengers in Money in the Bank

At the end of June, fourth-term Rep. Tim Bishop (D-N.Y.) faced a cash-on-hand deficit of $343,500 in New York's 1st Congressional District. Bishop is being challenged by Republican businessman Randy Altschuler. Altschuler has pumped more than $2 million of his own money into his challenge -- although he must still defeat several GOP challengers in the Sept. 14 primary. The district narrowly went for Republican George W. Bush during the 2004 presidential race, while Obama won it by 4 percentage points in 2008.

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