Sheldon Silver will get another chance to remember Paul Newell when the challenger arrives in Denver. Newell, a community organizer, is also an elected Obama delegate, but has been missing from the convention events so far. I called to inquire and he replied via text message (so fancy!), saying he’ll be here tomorrow. Silver is also facing challenger Luke ...

Here's some non-Minnesota news: Sheldon Silver has been out-paced in fund-raising by one of his Democratic primary challengers, Paul Newell, a community activist. In the pre-primary filing report (which candidates are required to file 11 days before the primary), Newell raised $40,015. In that same time period, Silver raised $19,575.44. Attorney Luke Henry raised only $510 ...

The Stonewall Democratic Club, one of the city's largest gay political clubs, held an endorsement meeting last night. According to a club member, here is who the club is endorsing in a few key races: -Challenger Kevin Powell over incumbent Representative Ed Towns -Incumbent State Senator Marty Connor over insurgent Dan Squadron -Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver over his two ...