Patricia R. Doxsey reports in the Daily Freeman that State Senator Michelle Hinchey isn't ruling out running for the 19th Congressional District seat now held held by Republican Marc Molinaro. Hinchey is a Saugerties-based Democrat whose late father Maurice Hinchey represented much of what is now the 19th District during his 20-year congressional career. In an email on April 11, Hinchey said, “The outpouring of support and encouragement to run for the 19th Congressional District has been incredible.... As a young woman watching what’s happening in our country today, I am currently considering the best way that I can keep helping people and improving our region.” Hinchey was first elected to the state Senate in 2020. So far, Josh Riley, the Democrat who lost to Molinaro in 2022, and Daniel Buttermann, of Oneonta, have announced they are running in the 19th Congressional District in 2024. Molinaro's position on abortion was an issue in the last election, and after a recent court ruling from Texas, may again be in the 2024 campaign, so Hinchey could have an advantage over the other Democrats who have announced so far. Read more about this story in the Daily Freeman.