Veteran Wins House Seat in NY-23

by: Richard Allen Smith

Wed Nov 04, 2009 at 00:22:44 AM EST


VoteVets.org endorsed candidate and Air Force Veteran Bill Owens has won the election to represent New York's 23rd Congressional District, replacing Republican John McHugh who resigned the seat in order serve as Secretary of the Army in the Obama Administration.

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Fighting so long for a VA Hospital and Marching earlier this year, Vietnam, OEF and OIF veterans:

NOV. 3 ELECTION Proposition 8

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Texans will go to the polls Nov. 3 to vote on 11 proposed state constitutional amendments. Each day through Sunday , we'll look at one proposition. Early voting will end Friday.

Prop. 8

Proposition 8 would authorize the state to contribute resources to veterans hospitals.

Supporters say: Gives clear authority to the state to use money for veterans hospitals.

Opponents say: An amendment is not needed because the Legislature passed a law requiring the state to work with the federal government to establish a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley and allows the state to contribute resources to such a hospital.

- Source: House Research Organization

Prop 8: Authorize state to contribute resources to federal veterans hospitals

5,521 out of 7,468 precincts

x-For 624,572 74.7%

Against 211,264 25.3%

Proposition 8

Passed:Authorizes the state to contribute money, property and other resources to establish a veterans hospital. It's designed to speed up efforts to open a federal Veterans Affairs hospital in the Rio Grande Valley, whose residents currently must travel to San Antonio to receive some VA hospital services.



'Hearts and Minds, "The ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live there." -- President Lyndon Johnson

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Congrats Owens and congrats VoteVets!

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