NOVEMBER 4, 2024
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ELECTION PREVIEW
Battleground House races have reshaped state politics No matter who wins, electoral concerns influenced congestion pricing, housing, tax decisions By Nick Garber
The country will be watching elsewhere for battleground presidential results on election day, but New York’s six swing-district congressional races put the Empire State suburbs at the center of the fight for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. If Democrats prevail, it would be the first time New York has seated a Speaker of the House since 1869. But it’s no sure
thing: Republicans gained four seats in traditionally deep-blue New York in 2022, eking out a slim House majority for the party, and putting state Democrats in an unfamiliar position. Gov. Kathy Hochul has arguably done everything she could to avoid a repeat in this week’s elections, favoring policies that aim to strengthen suburban Democrats: The governor paused congestion pricing and dropped her pursuit of wide-ranging housing reforms. The choice state lawmak-
ers made last year to exempt suburbs from a tax hike on employers that will fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — even though those areas benefit from the MTA’s services — also appeared designed to placate voters in these suburban House districts. “It’s strengthened the suburbs’ hand, vis-a-vis the city,” said Kathryn Wylde, president of the business group See POLITICS on Page 39
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