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Ford on his mind

December
27

Assemblyman Will Stephens this morning said he was saddened to hear about the passing of the nation’s 38th president.

During an hour-long interview about his 12 years in the Assembly, the Southeast Republican explained that as a student at Cornell University he worked on Gerald R. Ford’s unsuccessful 1976 presidential campaign. Stephens said he helped start the school’s College Republicans chapter — not an easy task, he explained, in liberal Ithaca, N.Y.

“I often kidded that we used to hold our meetings in a phone booth,” Stephens said.

Check The Journal News over the upcoming holiday weekend for a story about Stephens’ time as a lawmaker in Albany, which comes to an end when the ball drops in Times Square. The six-term incumbent lost the GOP primary back in September to Greg Ball.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 at 12:01 pm by Mike Risinit.
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