Francis Powers

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Francis Powers was a Republican candidate for the 13th Congressional District of New York.

Francis Powers was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 13th Congressional District (map) of New York. He was seeking the Republican nomination to replace incumbent Rep. Vito Fossella (D-N.Y.), who will retire at the end of his current term. Powers died in his home on Staten Island Sunday, June 22, 2008.

Bio

2008 elections

Powers was seeking the Republican nomination to replace Rep. Vito Fossella (D-N.Y.) in the 2008 congressional elections. Powers died in his home on Staten Island Sunday, June 22, 2008.

Money in politics

Information on this candidate's 2010 fundraising is not yet available.

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:New York and the U.S. Congress

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on New York’s 13th Congressional District
• "GOP hope for retaining NY congressional seat dies." Associated Press, accessed via The Washington Post, June 23, 2008.