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Mid Hudson Times, Wednesday, November 11, 2015
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Kennedy back at the helm
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of present Newburghers when a mayoral race has been successful only on a
third-party line,” said Newburgh City
Historian Mary McTamaney.
In an interview with the Mid Hudson
Times last week, Kennedy was riding
high on a wave of enthusiasm carried
over from the election.
And, no wonder. In September, the
one-term mayor sustained a major blow
when she lost the Democratic line to
Jonathan Jacobson, the chair of the City
of Newburgh Democratic Committee.
Thanks to a handful of write-in votes,
she was able to win the Independence line,
guaranteeing her name would appear on
the ballot in the general election.
A David-and-Goliath scenario ensued,
as Kennedy waged an uphill battle
against Jacobson, a longtime political
insider and attorney who held positions
as former assistant state attorney general and former chair of the Orange County
Democratic Committee.
Jacobson received endorsements from
high-profile Democrats such as state
Assemblyman Frank Skartados and U.S.
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney.
He chose two popular running mates,
who subsequently won their bids for two
seats on the city council. All the while,
Jacobson maintained his post as chair of
the city Democratic Committee.
The race was “unusual,” to say the least,
said McTamaney. “The (Democratic)
party refused to endorse a sitting mayor
and challenge