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ALBANY -- Gay-rights advocates pledged Tuesday to run candidates against state senators who last week rejected a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New York. Full Article at Binghamton Press
Embattled New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate says he has no intention of resigning, even as a bipartisan panel of lawmakers met today to decide his fate following his conviction for misdemeanor assault of his girlfriend. Full Article at NBC New York
Assemblyman Jose Peralta, who today received the endorsement of the Empire State Pride Agenda in his Senate challenge against embattled Sen. Hiram Monserrate, is one of the Queens electeds participating in the “March To Senator Monserrate’s Office” on... Full Article at Capitol Confidential
In one of the first moves to take down some of the NYS Senators who voted against marriage equality, Assemblyman Peralta, who voted three times in favor of marriage equality in the Assembly and has a solid LGBT record, was today endorsed by Empire... Full Article at Open Left
Empire State Pride Agenda is endorsing Assemblyman Jose Peralta for the state Senate seat currently held by Hiram Monserrate. They note Peralta’s previous votes in support of gay marriage, as compared to Monserrate’s “no” vote last week. Full Article at Capitol Confidential
Times Union/ Philip Kamrass: Democrats Senators Ruben Diaz, Pedro Espada, Jr. , Hiram Monserrate and Carl Kruger pose for a portrait in the Senate gallery prior to the session on Thursday afternoon July 9, 2009. Full Article at Capitol Confidential
Today Diaz upped the ante with a letter to Sampson and Republican leader Dean Skelos, which we have received and in which he says, "I must question your initiative in creating a committee to investigate Senator Hiram Monserrate when you have not done... Full Article at Village Voice
"You know, let’s not pathologize forgiveness," Tacopina said. "I hear all these women’s groups’ speaking out that don’t know anythingthey don’t know anything about the facts." Full Article at New York Daily News
One of the Democrats who voted against marriage equality was Hiram Monserrate. Full Article at Dallas Voice
The judge who spared girlfriend-slashing state Sen. Hiram Monserrate a felony conviction also spared him jail time. Full Article at New York Daily News
In Hiram Monserrate’s sentencing Friday, Judge William Erlbaum got an opportunity to personally question “victim” Karla Giraldo, the state senator’s girlfriend. Full Article at NBC New York
While the State Senate will decide whether Hiram Monserrate will remain in office after receiving probation for a misdemeanor, Monserrate's Queens constituents are conflicted over his political future. Full Article at NY1
Hiram Monserrate, convicted of injuring his girlfriend, arriving at court for sentencing. Full Article at New York Daily News
NEW YORK, NY December 05, 2009 —Queens Senator Hiram Monserrate has received probation for assaulting his girlfriend. REPORTER: He won't serve jail time for the misdemeanor. Full Article at WNYC | New York Public Radio
State Senator Hiram Monserrate sentenced to three years of probation, 250 hours of community service and 52 weeks of anger management for recklessly causing physical injury to his girlfriend. Full Article at NBC New York
No jail -- but no girlfriend either. Disgraced state Sen. Hiram Monserrate got a good-news bad-news sentence yesterday for being caught on camera dragging his kicking and screaming -- and bleeding -- girlfriend. Full Article at New York Post
State Senator Hiram Monserrate avoided a prison sentence Friday as the Queens Supreme Court sentenced him to three years' supervised probation for having recklessly caused injury to his girlfriend last year. Full Article at NY1
Hiram Monserrate, convicted of assaulting his girlfriend, arrives at court Friday for his sentencing. Monserrate's girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, is all smiles after asking the judge to lift the order of protection against her boyfriend. Full Article at New York Daily News
There will be no jail time for State Senator Hiram Monserrate. Full Article at The Queens Courier
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate walks into court in Queens. New York State Senator Hirman Monserrate is expected in State … The Queens Democratic Party is backing a challenger to … Gov. Full Article at WNYW | Fox 5 New York
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State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, left, looks on as his attorney Joe Tacopina speaks to the media after a hearing at Queens Criminal Court Thursday, July 30, 2009 in New York.
View Photo »State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, left, is accompanied by his attorney Joe Tacopina, at a hearing in Queens Criminal Court Thursday, July 30, 2009, in New York.
View Photo »State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, right, is flanked by his attorney Joe Tacopina, left, as he arrives for a hearing at Queens Criminal Court Thursday, July 30, 2009 in New York.
View Photo »New York State Senators Pedro Espada (R) and Hiram Monserrate (L) join other legislators in a news conference on the steps of City Hall in New York City, demanding Mayor Bloomberg negotiate with them before they vote to reinstate his control of the largest school system in the United St...
View Photo »New York State Senators' Pedro Espada (R) and Hiram Monserrate (L) join other legislators in a news conference on the steps of City Hall in New York City, demanding Mayor Bloomberg negotiate with them before they vote to reinstate his control of the largest school system in the United S...
View Photo »New York State Senators' Pedro Espada (C) and Hiram Monserrate (L) join other legislators in a news conference on the steps of City Hall in New York City, demanding Mayor Bloomberg negotiate with them before they vote to reinstate his control of the largest school system in the United S...
View Photo »New York State senator Hiram Monserrate waives to the gathered crowd following his press conference in front of Queens Supreme court, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York.
View Photo »New York State Sen. Hiram Monserrate speaks to the media in front of Queens Supreme court following his sentencing, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in New York.
View Photo »New York Senate majority leader John Sampson, third from right, is surrounded by members of a new special committee of inquiry as he speaks at a news conference in New York, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009.
View Photo »New York Senate majority leader John Sampson, third from right, is surrounded by members of a new special committee of inquiry as he speaks at a news conference in New York, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009.
View Photo »New York Senate majority leader John Sampson, third from right, is surrounded by members of a new special committee of inquiry as he speaks at a news conference in New York, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009.
View Photo »New York Senate majority leader John Sampson, right, speak during a news conference in New York, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2009.
View Photo »State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, center, leaves the Queens Supreme Court after the reading of the verdict in his case Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, in the Queens borough of New York. Monserrate, a Queens Democrat, would have lost his Senate seat if convicted of second-degree felony assault.
View Photo »Senator Hiram Monserrate speaks to the media after leaving the Queens courthouse in New York, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
View Photo »New York state Sen. Hiram Monserrate, right, speaks to the media after leaving a courthouse in the Queens borough of New York, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
View Photo »Senator Hiram Monserrate, center, speaks to the media after leaving the Queens courthouse in New York, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009.
View Photo »State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, center, enters Queens Supreme Court with attorney Joseph Tacopina, left, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, in the Queens borough of New York. Monserrate, a Queens Democrat, would have lost his Senate seat if convicted of second-degree felony assault.
View Photo »State Senator Hiram Monserrate enters the Queens courthouse in New York, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. State Sen. Hiram Monserrate has been acquitted of a felony charge of second-degree assault for slashing his girlfriend's face in a jealous rage.
View Photo »This Sept. 20, 2009 photo shows Karla Giraldo waiting to testify in court at the trial of her companion State Sen. Hiram Monserrate in the Queens borough of New York.
View Photo »Senators Ruben Diaz Sr. , right, Carl Kruger, second from right, Hiram Monserrate, second from left, and Pedro Espada speak to the media in New York, Monday, July 20, 2009.
View Photo »Senators Carl Kruger, left, Hiram Monserrate, second from left, Ruben Diaz Sr. , second from right, and Pedro Espada pose for a picture before a lunch meeting in New York, Monday, July 20, 2009.
View Photo »New York State Senators' Pedro Espada (2nd R) and Hiram Monserrate (2nd L) join other legislators in a news conference on the steps of City Hall in New York City, demanding Mayor Bloomberg negotiate with them before they vote to reinstate his control of the largest school system in the...
View Photo »New York State Senators' Pedro Espada (2nd from L) and Hiram Monserrate (at microphones) join other legislators in a news conference on the steps of City Hall in New York City, demanding Mayor Bloomberg negotiate with them before they vote to reinstate his control of the largest school...
View Photo »The New York state Sens. Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens, left, Eric Schneiderman, D-Bronx, center, and Pedro Espada, D-Bronx, chat during a session at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. , on Wednesday, July 15, 2009.
View Photo »Sen. Eric Adams, D-Brooklyn, left, Sen. Hiram Monserrate, D-East Elmhurst, center, and Sen. Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn, talk to reporters outside Gov. David Paterson's office at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. , Thursday, June 25, 2009.
View Photo »State Sen. Hiram Monserrate, left, is accompanied by his attorney Joe Tacopina, at a hearing in Queens Criminal Court Thursday, July 30, 2009, in New York.
View Photo »If there's one person who didn't deserve any of this attention, and to be in the middle of this media firestorm, it's Karla Giraldo ... I made a commitment today in front of this court to work very hard to help bring her happiness, restore faith and to ensure that the community moves forward in a positi...
One defection was Queens freshman Democrat Hiram Monserrate, who is facing sentencing December 4 on a domestic violence conviction and also a primary challenge from the Queens Democratic organization. Monserrate, in his years on the City Council since 2001, was a vocal supporter of the LGBT community, a...
A terrible accident occurred to my girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, a person that I love, and I have to live with that forever. There were no winners here
We can’t do anything right now except we can all be out there stating that what Hiram Monserrate has done is unacceptable for an elected official, and he should do the community that he claims to serve the right thing and step aside because he has to pay the price for what he has done and he has to pay ...
I think Hiram Monserrate should do the right thing for the state of New York, the state Senate and his constituents and resign
The trial is over. The hope was that Hiram Monserrate would be convicted of the most serious felony charges and sent to jail. That didn’t happen
The Senate is exploring our institutional legal options now that the Courts have ruled, but havent yet issued a sentence ... For me, the length of the sentence does not matter domestic violence is domestic violence, guilt is guilt. Therefore, I believe Hiram Monserrate should not remain in the Senate.
I believe Hiram Monserrate should not remain in the Senate, and for the sake of his constituents, the institution of the Senate and the Democratic party he should resign immediately based on the seriousness of his violent crime
She's the heart of the prosecution's case against Hiram Monserrate
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HIram Monserrate in studio @ #ny1. If you miss him on 7 pm airing of RTCH, catch him at 10.
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