Article: NANCY LARRAINE HOFFMANN; AFTER WINNING A HEATED BATTLE IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, INCUMBENT FACES TWO CHALLENGERS IN ELECTION. STATE SENATE, 49TH DISTRICT.(Neighbors East)

Byline: Erik Kriss Albany correspondent

An outspoken and articulate speaker with a personal flair and a knack for making news, Nancy Larraine Hoffmann has long been a lightning rod.

A former Democrat, Hoffmann supports labor unions, gay rights, the pro-choice movement and other traditionally liberal issues.

Local voters backed Hoffmann over challenger Tom Dadey in a Republican primary. She now faces a three-way race in the general election, with Dadey still on the Conservative and Independence lines and David J. Valesky on the Democrat, Working Families and Veterans lines.

This election may prove the toughest of Hoffmann's career, but ...

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