The United States Senate special election of 1949 in New York was held on November 8, 1949. On June 28, 1949, incumbent senator Robert F. Wagner resigned due to ill health. On July 7, John Foster Dulles was appointed by Governor Thomas Dewey to fill the vacancy temporarily.
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The Liberal Party of New York is a political party in New York. Its platform supports a standard set of socially liberal policies, including abortion rights, increased spending on education, and universal health care.
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Liberal Party rally in support of John F. Kennedy for president, 1960. Party leader David Dubinsky is at the podium.
Mario Cuomo ran for mayor of New York City in the 1977 election with the party's nomination against Democratic nominee Ed Koch. His son, Andrew Cuomo, was the party's last gubernatorial nominee.