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August 299h , 2022 Political Note #498 Bridget Fleming New York 04

2022                             General Election

 Before she was elected to the County Legislature, Bridget Fleming was a member of the Southampton Town Board.  Some of us know the area as the Hamptons – resort communities that once were and still are summer homes to the fabulously wealthy.

Wikipedia sometimes does a list of current or former residents for a location that you look up.  Here are some of the people on Wikipedia’s list for Southampton: Tory Burch, fashion designer, Brooke Shields, actress; Michael J. Fox, actor, Calvin Klein, fashion designer, David Koch, businessman; Henry Kravis, financier, Steve Mnuchin financier, JP Morgan, financier, Roy Lichtenstein, painter, Lee Radziwill, (celebrity),  Felix Rohayn, financier, George Soros, businessman; A. Alfred Taubman, real estate developer, Tom Wolfe, author.

Bridget Fleming settled there as a lawyer, having been educated at Hunter College and the University of Virginia Law School.  Her husband is a general contractor; not bad work in a place where people keep building or rebuilding big houses, even mansions.  She worked a little less than ten years as an Assistant District Attorney for Robert Morganthau in Manhattan, initially dealing with sex crimes and then with public fraud.

After leaving the DA’s office, Bridget Fleming managed the New York City Bar Association’s pro bono work finding support for the homeless, for refugees and others.  After 9/11, the focus was on helping victims of the attack. In private practice, she did mostly family law and divorce work, though she also did mediation.

As a member of the Southampton Town Board, Bridget Fleming helped take the town’s finances in hand.  Southampton’s budget deficit was large enough to damage its credit rating.  By the time she left for the County Legislature, the Town was operating with a surplus.

Bridget Fleming has dealt with offenders who were tough and represented people who were tough. She has dealt with the neediest.   She has dealt with constituents who did not take no for an answer.  She will confront Nick LaLota.  Five thirty eight finds the Republican nominee is 5 points ahead of her.  This is, after all, a Republican district, previously represented by Lee Zeldin, the Republican candidate for Governor of New York.  Bridget Fleming will face the Republican primary winner with money in the bank. She began August with $600,000 while Nick LaLota had only $250,000.

If she is elected to Congress, her solutions to our economic difficulties will include relief to working families. She will support the John Lewis voting rights act and prevent states from blocking voters. She will make certain that women have access to abortions and birth control.  We can’t say that  her opponent has the same views.

Nick LaLota is the son of a cop, grandson of cops, brother of a Marine sniper, and a graduate of the US Naval candidate which prepared him for his career in the Navy.  Most recently, he has been the Chief of Staff to the Suffolk County legislature.  Buying into the Republican meme of rampant voter fraud, his first issue in the campaign is voter integrity.

LaLota had a tough primary and spent most of the money he had raised, he will have local and national support for his campaign.  Let’s make sure that Bridget Fleming has the resources she needs to defeat him.  Help her out.\

Others you may want to help.  These are the closest House races according to 538 and their recent projections.

  1. CT 02 Inc. Joe Courtney is projected to defeat Mike France by 7.4 points
  2. CO 07 Brittany Petterson is projected to defeat Erik Aadland by 7.2 points (D Hold)
  3. IL 13 Nikki Budzinski is projected to defeat Regan Deering by 6.6 points (D Flip)
  4. CA 47 Inc. Katie Porter (Political Note #142) is projected to defeat Scott Baugh by 6.4 points
  5. IL 06 Inc Sean Casten (Political Note #247) is projected to defeat Keith Pekau by 5.8 points
  6. MI 08 Inc. Dan Kildee (Political Note #459) is projected to defeat Paul Junge by 5.5 points
  7. OR 06 Andrea Salinas is projected to defeat Mike Erickson by 5.2 points (New Seat)
  8. MN 02 Inc. Angie Craig (Political Note #355) is projected to defeat Tyler Kistner by 4.7. points
  9. WA 08 Inc. Kim Schrier (Political Note # 451) is projected to defeat Matt Larkin by 4.4 points
  10. IN 01 Inc Frank Mrvan is projected to defeat Jennifer-Ruth Green by 4.2 points
  11. CA 09 Inc Josh Harder (Political Note #499) is projected to defeat Tom Patti by 4.6. points
  12. RI 02 The Democratic nominee is projected to defeat Allen Fung by 4.7 points (D Hold)
  13. VA 07 Inc Abigail Spanberger (Political Note #438) is projected to defeat Yesli Vega by 4.6 points
  14. NV 01 Inc Dina Titus (Political Note #444) is projected to defeat Mark Robertson by 4.3 points
  15. NV 04 Inc Steven Horsford (Political Note #375) is projected to defeat Sam Peters by 4.2 points
  16. NH 01 Inc Chris Pappas (Political Note #429) is projected to defeat Matt Mowers by 4.0 points
  17. CT 05 Inc Jahana Hayes (Political Note #454) is projected to defeat George Logan by 4.0 points
  18. NY 03 Robert Zimmerman is projected to defeat George Santos by 3.8 points (D Hold)
  19. TX 28 Inc Henry Cuellar is projected to defeat Cassy Garcia by 3.5 points
  20. PA 17 Chris Deluzio (Political Note #475) is projected to defeat Jeremy Shaffer by 3.0 points (D Hold)
  21. CA 13 Adam Gray (Political Note #483) is projected to defeat John Duarte by 2.8 points (D Hold)
  22. PA 08 Inc Matt Cartwright (Political Note #469) is projected to defeat Jim Bognet by 2.8 points
  23. OH 09 Inc Marcy Kaptur (Pollitical Note #430) is projected to defeat JR Majewski by 2.8 points
  24. MI 07 Inc Elissa Slotkin (Politcal Note #378) is projected to defeat Tom Barrett by 2.3 points
  25. MI 03 Hillary Scholten (Political Note #447) is projected to defeat Joh Gibbs by 1.9 points (D Flip)
  26. NY 22 Francis Conole (Political Note #477) is projected to defeat Steve Wells by 1.7 points (D Flip)
  27. ME 02 Inc Jared Golden (Pollitical Note #406) is projected to defeat Bruce Poliquin by 1.6 points
  28. NV 03 Inc Susie Lee (Political Note #356) is projected to defeat April Becker by 1.4 points
  29. MD 06 Inc David Trone (Political Note #466) is projected to defeat Neil Parrott by 1.1 points
  30. IL 17 Eric Sorensen (Political Note #489) is projected to defeat Esther Joy King by .2 points (D Hold)
  31. CA 22 Rudy Salas (Political Note #484) is projected tie Inc David Valadao
  32. KS 03 Inc Sharice Davids (Political Note #412) is projected to lose to Amanda Atkins by .1 point (R Flip)
  33. CA 27 Christy Smith (Political Note #422) is projected to lose to Inc Mike Garcia by .4 points
  34. NY 18 Pat Ryan (Political Note #485) is projected to defeat Colin Schmitt by .6 points
  35. VA 02 Inc Elaine Luria (Political Note #388) is projected to lose to Jen Kiggans by 1.4 points (R Flip)
  36. PA 07 Inc Susan Wild (Political Note #394) is projected to lose to Lisa Scheller by 1.6 points (R Flip)
  37. NC 13 Wiley Nickel (Political Note #474) is projected to lose to Bo Hines by 1.6 points. (R Hold)
  38. NM 02 Gabe Vasquez (Political Note #423) is projected to lose to Inc Yvette Herrell by 2.0 points
  39. CO 08 Yadira Caraveo (Political Note #461) is projected to lose to Barbara Kirkmeyer by 2.1 points (New Seat)
  40. NJ 07 Inc Tom Malinowski (Political Note #463) is projected to lose to Thomas Kean by 2.5 points (R Flip)
  41. TX 15 Michelle Vallejo (Political Note #486) is projected to lose to Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez by 3.0 points (R Flip)
  42. OR 05 Jamie McLeod-Skinner (Political Note #487) is projected to lose to Lore Chavez-DeRemer by 3.0 points (R Flip)
  43. IA 03 Inc Cindy Axne (Political Note #428) is projected to lose to Zach Nunn by 3.4 points (R Flip)
  44. AZ 02 Inc Tom O’Halleran (Political Note #389) is projected to lose to Eli Crane by 3.4 points (R Flip)
  45. CA 45 Jay Chen (Political Note #405) is projected to lose to Inc Michelle Steel by 3.8 points
  46. NY 19 Josh Riley (Political Note #473) is projected to lose to Eric Molinari by 4.2 points (R Flip)
  47. WI 03 Brad Pfaff (Political Note #418) is projected to lose to Derrick Van Orden by 5.0 points (R Flip)
  48. NY 01 Bridget Fleming (Political Note #498) is projected to lose to the Republican nominee by 5.0 points (R Hold)
  49. MI 10 Carl Marlinga (Political Note #488) is projected to lose to John James by 5.2 points (R Hold)
  50. OH 13 Emilia Sykes (Political Note #460) is projected to lose to Madison Gesiotto Gilbert by 6.6 points
  51. CA 41 Will Rollins (Political Note #497) is projected to lose to Inc Ken Calvert by 8.4 points