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Ruben Diaz Sr.
2020 elections
July 17, 2020
It’s Official: Jamaal Bowman Has Defeated Eliot Engel AOC is going to have quite a bit of hometown company in the next Congress.
By Ed Kilgore
thanksgiving at the diaz residence
June 5, 2011
By Mike Vilensky
Cracks Forming Between Albany’s ‘Four Amigos’ A canceled celebratory dinner reveals some inner conflict in the controversial group.
By Chris Rovzar
Gay Activists Put Enemy Democrats on Notice Their party affiliation won’t protect them from the ire of the gay community when they’re up for reelection.
By Dan Amira
The Politics of New York’s Gay Marriage Defeat Why the state senate vote went down the way it did, and what happens next.
By Jacob Gershman
ballsy state senators
Oct. 21, 2009
By Dan Amira
health carnage
Sept. 2, 2009
By Chris Rovzar
Espada’s Re-Defection: Not Good for Gay Marriage Pedro’s been posing for too many pictures with fellow “Amigo” Ruben Diaz Sr. for it to seem like it’s in the cards.
By Chris Rovzar
Espada: I’m Coming Home to Democrats Unwilling to let David Paterson appear to solve the State Senate stalemate, rebel Democrat Pedro Espada says he’s returning to the fold and solving the problem that he started.
By Chris Rovzar
Marriage-Equality Scourge Ruben Diaz Has Gay Brothers, Best Friend (and a Soft Spot for Liza) The state senator who has pledged to fight against same-sex marriage until the end has a lot more ties to the gay world than you’d suspect.
By Jacob Gershman
Ruben Diaz to Tom Duane: Put Up or ‘Shut Up’ The conservative minister and state senator is calling what he thinks is Duane’s bluff over having the numbers to pass a marriage-equality bill in Albany.
By Chris Rovzar
Marriage-Equality Bill Passed in State Assembly The lower body of New York’s state legislature approved Governor Paterson’s measure to allow gay couples to wed last night.
By Chris Rovzar
early and awful
Mar. 26, 2009
Why Are These Men Smiling? Meet the four men you have to thank for your shiny new fare hike.
By Chris Rovzar
early and often
Dec. 30, 2008
By Chris Rovzar
early and often
Dec. 12, 2008
By Chris Rovzar
early and often
Dec. 10, 2008
Ruben Diaz Sr. Threatens the Gays They’re — gasp — calling his office to try to talk to him! There will be consequences!
By Chris Rovzar
early and often
Nov. 12, 2008
State Senator Tom Duane: Ruben Diaz Gay Marriage Bullying ‘Absurd’ That’s not how things are going to be run in Albany anymore, says the state senator.
By Chris Rovzar
early and often
Nov. 11, 2008
Anti-Gay State Senator Chooses Opposition to Marriage Equality Over Party Ruben Diaz Sr. says the only issue keeping him out of the Democratic caucus is their pesky insistence to support gay rights.
By Chris Rovzar