Team Castelli Weekly Newsletter
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From the Trail
Last week, Matt attended the Schaghticoke Fair, Mooers Fire Department Labor Day Celebration, and the Massena Labor Day Parade where he was honored to march with NYSUT.
Team Castelli Town Halls are continuing! This week Matt hosted town halls in Franklin and Herkimer Counties.
The Castelli team is working hard to get yard signs into folks hands! We have placed another order with our union print shop and they should be arriving in the next two weeks. Please feel free to [email protected] to request yours!
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Social Media
We've been getting our message out on social media. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for the most up to date items from the campaign.
This week we focused on the impact and power of labor, teachers returning to school, and local calls for debates.
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In the Press
We've been getting our message out in the press as well:
September 6, 2022, NCPR The NY21 race is heating up. We break down Stefanik and Castelli's strategies
There are less than two months to go until the midterm elections. The top-of-the-ticket race in the North Country is for the 21st Congressional seat, held by Republican Elise Stefanik since 2015.
Stefanik is facing Democrat Matt Castelli, who won the primary last month by a landslide. Castelli is trying to appeal to more moderate voters, particularly on the right, while Stefanik is largely focusing her attacks on President Joe Biden.
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September 7, 2022, NNY360 Castelli agrees to three televised debates in NY-21 race; Stefanik at odds with forums
Debate season for the north country’s congressional campaigns is fast approaching, but it appears the candidates in the 21st Congressional District are already at odds over who will host the forums.
On Tuesday, Democratic candidate Matt Castelli announced he has agreed to three television debates, with Mountain Lake PBS and News Channel 5 in Plattsburgh and WWNY, Channel 7 News in Watertown.
Without specifying, Mr. Castelli’s campaign said the debates would be hosted through mid-September to late October, and would consider additional televised debates hosted by local media organizations if offered.
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September 7, 2022, The ReidOut
"@CastelliMatt, former CIA officer running for Congress against Elise Stefanik in New York: "Donald Trump himself once had a word for folks like Elise Stefanik. He called them 'the swamp.' And I think he was exactly right." #TheReidOut"
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September 7, 2022, Post Star NY-21 congressional race: Castelli, Stefanik campaigns spar over allegiance to country
Harsh rhetoric continues in the 21st Congressional District race with Democratic challenger Matt Castelli accusing U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, of being “a traitor” to the United States, and the Stefanik campaign accusing Castelli of colluding in “a coup” against former President Trump.
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September 7, 2022, NCPR, Stefanik, Castelli oppose lowering farmworker overtime threshold
Both North Country congressional candidates oppose a state board’s recommendation to lower the current farmworker overtime threshold.
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September 9, 2022, The Katie Phang Show
“I like to call these other folks, M.E.G.A. Republicans, the Make Elise Go Away Republicans who have joined our campaign.” @CastelliMatt talks to@KatiePhang about the coalition he’s trying to build to defeat Elise Stefanik in November."
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Looking Ahead
We'll see you out on the trail,
Team Castelli
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