POUGHKEEPSIE – Millbrook businessman Andrew Heaney has the support of the Dutchess County Republican Committee. In weighted voting, he defeated former state Assemblyman John Faso of Kinderhook and Robert Bishop, a Delaware County farmer.
Dutchess GOP Chairman Michael McCormick speculated why committee members voted for Heaney.
“I believe it is in part the fact that Andrew has gotten around and met with a majority of the committee members and he is from Dutchess County and the committee members liked the message that Andrew is speaking about,” McCormick said.
The 19th Congressional District is comprised of 11 counties and members of the political committees will also meet collectively to endorse their candidate to run in November.
The current congressman, Republican Christopher Gibson, is not seeking a third term and is considering a possible run for governor in two years.
