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The New York Times

Bronx Lawmaker Seeks a Sharp Contrast With Disgraced Predecessor

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Former state senators from one particularly hapless section of the northwest Bronx have something in common on their résumés: one went to jail, another is still in jail and a third now faces jail. But Senator Gustavo Rivera said he would not follow i...
New York Daily News

Bronx pols propose new legislation that would house some incarcerated parents closer to their children In New York State: 100,000 children have a parent in prison

Friday, April 6, 2012
When Jinelle Griffin was 17, her mother was sent to prison seven hours away from the Bronx by car, near Lake Ontario. For two years, Griffin and her mother barely saw each other. The trip was too long, expensive and exhausting for the Castle Hill teena...
Streets Blog

Gustavo Rivera: Albany Can Do Better Than an MTA Debt Hike

Monday, April 2, 2012
During his campaign to unseat disgraced Fare Hike Four ringleader Pedro Espada, Gustavo Rivera didn’t have much to say on the subject of the city’s ailing transit system. But it looks like the northwest Bronx rep is finding his voice. In this floor...
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The Riverdale Press

Out on the stump with the state Senate candidates

Thursday, August 12, 2010
Sandwiched between the two sightings was a lunch date between Gustavo Rivera, Mr. Espada’s main opponent, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. The press was invited to a not-quite-yet endorsement gathering.
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Daily News

Court-Appointed Referee Doesn't Vote For Pedro In Petition Case

Thursday, August 12, 2010
A rather joyful release from the campaign of Gustavo Rivera, who's challenging state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. in the Bronx: An official report from a Bronx County Supreme Court-appointed referee today decreed that Gustavo Rivera's campa...
City Hall News

Freelancers Back Schneiderman And Three Dozen Others In Bid To Build Political Influence

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
With 14 primary endorsements and another 25 general election endorsements to be released on Wednesday, the Freelancers Union is hoping to continue building itself into a political force.
Capital Tonight

Lining Up Against Espada

Monday, August 9, 2010
To the list of interests signing on to try to oust Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. add SEIU/1199 and 32 BJ. The two unions announced earlier today that they’re backing one of the Bronx Democrat’s primary challengers, Gustavo Rivera, in the ...
The Riverdale Press

Candidate endorsements

Thursday, July 29, 2010
Endorsements are pouring in for the candidates in the crowded race to unseat state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. from office.
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The Gotham Gazette

Challengers Emerge to Take On Espada

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
"My name is Gustavo Rivera. I am running for State Senate," the well-dressed man says as he pushes his flyer toward a sweat-drenched man wearing shorts and a white t-shirt hurrying across the intersection of West 231st Street and Broadway in the Bronx. Th...
The Examiner

Rivera Gains Momentum : with major endorsements in NY State Senate race to unseat Espada

Monday, July 26, 2010
In less than three weeks Gustavo Rivera, who has a strong background in working with progressive political candidates, has become the Democratic front-runner to unseat troubled New York State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr. Gustavo Rivera has been endorsed b...
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