The race in the new SD-43 pits incumbent Roy McDonald against Saratoga Co. Clerk Kathy Marchione. McDonald has gotten himself into a lot of trouble over his gay marriage vote, which clearly was not done out of principle, but out of Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign contribution.
Both have pro-gun records and both are trying to make the most out of them.
From the McDonald campaign:
From the Marchione campaign:
- Gun owners group endorses Kathy Marchione for state Senate
- Proud to have received an A rating from NYSRPA
- Full-sized color postcard from the campaign
Marchione’s postcard is much nicer and 4x bigger than the one NRA did. I believe it will motivate more people to support her than McDonald’s endorsement will get for him.
Please keep other issues like gay marriage out of discussions of gun rights. Not everybody who strongly supports gun rights agrees with you on this issue, and associating gun rights with social conservatism alienates many people. We need all the support we can get.
Thanks,
A fellow NY gun owner
I stated what got McDonald into trouble. I did not take a position on the issue.