NY Observer > Michael Oliva http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/54838/feed Articles from Observer.com en Surrogate's Court Candidate Anderson's $225K Loan http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/andersons-225k-loan

A Manhattan Surrogate's Court candidate, Milton Tingling, is calling on the attorney general to investigate the $225,000 loan received by one of his opponents, Nora Anderson.

The loan was disclosed in Anderson’s campaign finance filing (for the period of January 12-July 11, 2008) and the money came from Seth Rubenstein, an attorney in Brooklyn.

Ravi Batra, Tingling's finance chair, said in a letter to Andrew Cuomo's office, dated today, that the loan could "serve to undermine public confidence" in the court. In a brief interview Batra told me he wants an investigation to "insure that there is no pay-to-play violation, and that all contributions are legal and not criminal.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/andersons-225k-loan#comments Politics John Reddy Michael Oliva Milton Tingling Nora Anderson Ravi Batra Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:18:39 -0400 Azi Paybarah 71983 at http://www.observer.com Surrogate's Court Candidate Anderson Gets Another Club Endorsement http://www.observer.com/2008/surrogates-court-candidate-anderson-gets-another-club-endorsement

Michael Oliva, the campaign manager for Surrogate's Court candidate Nora Anderson, just emailed to say that Anderson won the endorsement of the Chelsea Midtown Democratic Club.

According to the campaign's tally, that makes 10 club endorsements for Anderson, although the other two candidates--John Reddy and Milton Tingling--have also earned club support in this competitive race. Tingling took the county endorsement.

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/surrogates-court-candidate-anderson-gets-another-club-endorsement#comments Politics John Reddy Michael Oliva Milton Tingling Nora Anderson Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:11:55 -0400 Azi Paybarah 70682 at http://www.observer.com Village Independent Democrats Endorse Anderson for Surrogate's Court http://www.observer.com/2008/v-i-d-endorses-anderson-surrogates-court

The Village Independent Democrats voted last night to endorse Nora Anderson in the Manhattan Surrogate’s Court race.

After two rounds of voting she beat Milton Tingling, eleven to nine, according to Anderson campaign manager Michael Oliva. Another candidate, John Reddy, came in third.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/v-i-d-endorses-anderson-surrogates-court#comments Politics John Reddy Michael Oliva Milton Tingling Nora Anderson Village Independent Democrats Wed, 28 May 2008 14:35:06 -0400 Azi Paybarah 69826 at http://www.observer.com High-Profile Help in the the Manhattan Surrogate's Court Race http://www.observer.com/2008/hired-guns-manhattan-surrogates-race

Tomorrow, a few more Democratic clubs in Manhattan will hold endorsement meetings on a bunch of local races, including the quiet, but incredibly competitive, Surrogate’s Court race in Manhattan.

How competitive is that race? Judging by the hired guns the candidates have, very. (Especially since most folks haven’t even heard of it).  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/hired-guns-manhattan-surrogates-race#comments Politics Chung Seto Joe Reubens John Reddy Kevin Wardally Michael Oliva Milton Tingling Nora Anderson The Parkside Group Wed, 21 May 2008 14:09:10 -0400 Azi Paybarah 69532 at http://www.observer.com Endorsements for Surrogate's Court http://www.observer.com/2008/manhattans-surrogate-race

Earlier this week, at its May 14 meeting, the Three Parks Independent Democrats, a club on the Upper West Side, endorsed Nora Anderson for Surrogate's Court judge, according to Anderson campaign manager Michael Oliva.

It's the latest political club endorsement in the race for the "obscure but powerful" open seat.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/manhattans-surrogate-race#comments Politics Joe Reubens John Reddy Michael Oliva Milton Tingling Nora Anderson Fri, 16 May 2008 09:11:46 -0400 Azi Paybarah 69296 at http://www.observer.com