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Thanks to a blend of Democratic momentum, Stephen Colbert, YouTube and his own minor league celebrity, strategists say Hall -- a long shot Democratic challenger -- could topple Kelly, who has represented New York's 19th Congressional district since being swept into office as part of the 1994 GOP revolution.
The evidence to support that claim extends beyond the Schiavo vote. In fact, of the 25 closest House votes last session -- resolutions that passed or failed by a handful of votes -- Kelly sided with the GOP leadership in all but one, which she missed. While those votes included the typical partisan power plays by either party, they also included resolutions that weakened trade restrictions, trimmed student loan subsidies and handed tax breaks to oil. A budget bill that slashed $1.4 billion from education, health and human services programs, including special education aid, medical research and food stamps, passed by just two votes last December. If Kelly -- or any other Republican -- had gone the other way, it would've failed.
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2005 Representative Kelly supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 17 percent in 2005.
As for economic growth, Hall thinks promoting the development of renewable and alternative energy sources could be a boom for the local economy. "We're in a position here to be a startup location for all kinds of alternative energy (businesses)," he said last week.
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