Dan Halloran. Via Wiki Commons.

State Senate

The Senate GOP is using a TV ad firm that has deep Tea Party ties.

Queens

Republican Dan Halloran surprisingly showed up at Democratic Senate candidate John Messer’s campaign kickoff.

Brooklyn

Runs for NYC Comptroller or Brooklyn DA could be in TLC Commissioner David Yassky’s future.

Elsewhere

Erie County Democratic Party chairman Len Lenihan is getting set to retire again – a year after initially saying he would.

Here’s the official list of candidates who are running in the September legislative primaries.

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2013 Mayoral Race

Bill de Blasio outraised his potential rivals for mayor.

Anthony Weiner referred to speculation about a comeback as a “clown question.”

Public Advocate

Daniel Squadron is leading the fundraising race.

Queens

The Queens DA may look into an Assembly candidate’s running of prostitution ads in his newspaper.

The Queens BP race is heating up.

US Senate

Wendy Long’s campaign remains in deep debt.

Brooklyn

Abraham Tischler says he would vote for Ruben Diaz, Sr. for majority leader.

State Senate

The Senate GOP has a major cash advantage over the Senate Dems.

Neil Breslin slammed his primary challenger for taking IDC money.

The IDC PAC has more than 300K on hand.

Elsewhere

Lots of money has been raised in the race to replace Jack McEneny.

Erie Democratic chairman Len Lenihan retired.