David Lombardo reports for Capitol Confidential that the 43rd State Senate election to fill Republican Kathy Marchione's seat has turned from biographical to attacks, at least from Republican Daphne Jordan. She has a new 30-second television advertisement that's more about her Democratic opponent, Aaron Gladd, and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, than about herself. The ad argues that, if elected, Gladd would rubber stamp Cuomo's policies. Jordan erroneously describes Gladd as Cuomo’s former “policy director;” he was the “deputy policy director,” which Gladd let her know at a recent candidate forum between the two. PLAY or DOWNLOAD EXCERPT (:10 clip of Jordan saying same thing at debate). “She is spending thousands of dollars on attacks ads against an Army combat veteran because she doesn’t have a bipartisan record of results to talk about,” Gladd's campaign statement read in response. “Aaron Gladd is talking to voters about access to affordable health care, quality public education, protecting our water, and showing them that we can have people in Albany who want to reach across the aisle and serve upstate New York with pride.” Jordan's previous television ad focused on her volunteer library work, and her time working with Marchione. In an area that President Donald J. Trump won by three points two years ago, Gladd is telling his story about growing up in extreme poverty, and serving as an Army platoon leader in Afghanistan. The 43rd Senate District includes northern Columbia County and all of Rensselaer County. Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.