Watertown, NY, Sep 12, 2012 — Matt Doheny, republican challenger for New York's 21st District Congressional seat, is keeping a busy campaign schedule this week in the wake of Monday's poll showing him well behind Democratic congressman Bill Owens. The Doheny team says he'll make appearances at the Bombardier plant in Plattsburgh and the Bravo Italiano Festival in Watertown, with whistle stops in Peru and Lowville

On Sunday, Doheny will campaign with Texas Republican congressman Pete Sessions in Ballston Spa -- receiving a nod of support from the national party. Siena's survey showed Doheny trailing 13 points behind Owens, with two months left in the campaign.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, Sep 10, 2012 — The Siena College Research Institute released the first independent poll of the 21st district congressional race Monday at 6 a.m. The survey shows Democratic incumbent Bill Owens holding a commanding lead over Republican challenger Matt Doheny.

Owens is winning 49 percent of voter support, according to the poll. Doheny is attracting just 36 percent support from those surveyed. Third party Green candidate Donald Hassig is garnering six percent.  Go to full article

Massena, NY, Aug 24, 2012 — Senior citizens vote at higher rates than the rest of the population. So they'll be key to the eventual winner of the North Country's 21st Congressional district. And issues important to seniors, like health care law and Medicare, will take front stage until November.

Democrat Bill Owens' campaign has been ratcheting up the debate with Republican Matt Doheny on Medicare. Owens himself reached out to senior citizens at the Seniorama expo yesterday in Massena.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, Aug 23, 2012 — Congressman Bill Owens is launching his first TV spot. With just over two months before election day, the ad will air primarily on stations that broadcast in the Glens Falls area.

That's a part of the North Country that was added to Owens' district this year.  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Aug 22, 2012 — Republican challenger Matt Doheny began airing his first TV spot yesterday, as he fights to unseat Democratic incumbent Bill Owens in November. The campaign for the 21st district House seat has been relatively quiet so far.

But both parties are expected to spend big on TV and radio ads in the final weeks of the race.  Go to full article

Glens Falls, NY, Aug 16, 2012 — A disagreement has erupted over debates in the race for the North Country's seat in congress. The campaigns for Bill Owens and Matt Doheny say they have agreed to a total of four debates this fall.

For the most part, the candidates have each chosen different events and different venues. But the two sides have agreed to appear at one debate in late September in Glens Falls.  Go to full article

Saranac Lake, NY, Aug 10, 2012 — With less than three months to go before the November election, Republican challenger Matt Doheny says he's on track to unseat Democratic congressman Bill Owens from Plattsburgh.

Most national pundits have described the race as a toss-up, though one poll released last week by the Democratic Party showed Owens with a 12-point lead.

During a visit yesterday to Saranac Lake, the Republican acknowledged that this year's contest has drawn less attention, from the media and from voters.

As Brian Mann reports, Doheny hopes to flip the 21st district back to the GOP, in part by focusing on small businesses and the lingering economic recession in the North Country.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, Jun 29, 2012 — Lake Placid accountant Doug Hoffman has made it crystal clear who he will vote for in this fall's congressional election. Speaking before a small crowd at Legends Bistro in Plattsburgh, Hoffman gave his "unqualified support and endorsement" to Watertown businessman Matt Doheny. Doheny is running against incumbent Democrat Bill Owens for New York's new 21st Congressional District. His name will appear on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party line. Chris Morris has more on this story.  Go to full article

Plattsburgh, NY, May 14, 2012 — Congressman Bill Owens says he will repay more than $20,000 dollars for a junket that he took last December to Taiwan. The trip was paid for by a university in Taiwan. And it was planned and organized by a New York lobbying firm, which is no longer allowed under House ethics rules.

As Brian Mann reports, Owens says his office never reported that the firm Park Strategies organized the trip because "there was no place on the form to disclose it."  Go to full article

Saranac Lake, NY, Apr 17, 2012 — The latest campaign filings for the 21st district House race show Congressman Bill Owens leading his Republican challenger in the race to raise cash for November's election.

Owens - a Democrat from Plattsburgh -- has raised nearly twice as money as Republican challenger Matt Doheny from Watertown.

But as Brian Mann reports, those straight fundraising numbers may not tell the whole story.  Go to full article