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YORKTOWN, N.Y. – State Sen. Greg Ball (R, C – Patterson) says he does not need the luck of the Irish to win back his seat in the Senate. Meeting with his supporters at a St. Patrick’s-themed event at Murphy’s in Yorktown, Ball kicked off his re-election campaign that he expects will result in a resounding victory.
“I can say something about the troops that have stood by my side. We're battle tested.” Ball said. “We’ve been to this dance before, we know how to win it, and we’re gonna do it again.”
Ball said he expects to win because has lived up to two personal promises that he made when he initially ran for assembly six years ago. According to Ball, he promised to term limit himself at each level and to not seek outside income.
“Most politicians would have run away from that once they got elected like a scolded dog,” Ball said. “I believe that keeping that personal commitment to the voters in this district is critically important.”
Along with the November election, Ball said he is especially unworried about his chances in the September primary against former friend and Assembly member Steve Katz (R, I – Yorktown), who will officially announce his candidacy on Monday.
“We won’t win by 70 percent, we’ll win by 90 percent,” Ball said. “How many of you knew him before I introduced you to him? We worked with him, I spent tens of thousands of dollars, I introduced him to my family, to my friends, to my support group.”
Prior to Katz’s formal announcement, Ball’s Campaign Manager Jim Coleman said “Katz is pulling a Benedict Arnold that makes Judas look like a Girl Scout.” A small group of Katz supporters lined up down the street from Murphy’s to protest Ball’s campaign event
“So what is he saying? That Greg Ball’s Jesus Christ?” said Katz supporter Robin Murphy in response to Coleman’s comments.
Ball was not surprised at Saturday’s protest and anticipates the primary and general election campaigns to turn even uglier, but said he is ready for the challenge.
“I am combat tested. Not in the military,” said Ball, who was a member of the United States Air Force. “The worst combat I saw was a cocktail party in Washington D.C. I’ve earned my stripes in this business.”
Comments (6)
More campaign donations at Murphy's bar for our Senator Greg Ball ? More taxes and more spending for our Senator.
Do we really need another tax and spend Senator in Albany?
Greg Ball and the current Senate Majority have far beyond impressed me. If you want to focus on the trivial “what he said/she said” gossip that does not actually effect our community, feel free. Personally I focus on policy. Since Ball and the current Senate Majority has been in office they have repealed the MTA Payroll tax, capped property taxes, passed AN EARLY budget, revamped the legislative process and have done more socially progressive things that the Dems could come close to doing when they had the Senate chamber for two years. Ball is always sending out notifications on what he’s doing in and for his community. While at sometimes two in one week is a little intense, can’t say the man isn’t trying to do the best job he can.
Never really liked Ball since that poor Westchester family incident, where he publicized their daughter's illness and how he had helped the family to gain sympathy and votes. The family were extremely outraged, and Balled lied in a huge cover up. Very dishonest young man, very dishonest and a bit heartless.
Your 110 % correct, in fact Senator Ball tried to get people to write in to local newspapers in support of his campaign and to boost his political career but of course that person refused
to write bogus letters to any newspapers. Talk about a wolf in sheeps clothing? More like a snake.
Please drop the phony campaign rhetoric Mrs. Ka . . . I mean Majura.
Senator Ball has an impeccable record helping children with special needs.
If you are talking about Robyn Fields, while there may be a dispute as to whether or not Ms. Fields authorized a Ball staffer to send letters on her behalf to the newspapers. The is no disputing the fact that Sen. Ball did help Ms. Field's daughter and she sent the Senator a letter thanking him for his efforts.
Nicole Katz and Robin Murphy what a pair. Just thank your lucky stars you are not married to them. I guess Mr. Robin Murphy does not have the luck of the Irish.