MidHudsonNews [dot] com is reporting although Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has not formally announced his intention to run for re-election, he has already been endorsed by the Independence Party of New York. The Cold Spring Democrat said, “I don’t think there should be any doubt that I am running for another term. I think there are so many important things to be working on in Washington and I plan on being part of a group working on solutions. So, you can bet that I am running again we will have more to say about it later.” Conservative-Republican Chele Farley of Tuxedo and independent candidate Scott Smith of Goshen both announced their plans to challenge Malone for the seat months ago. Read the full story at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.