21.   The former chairwoman of the defunct Freedom Party was nominated Monday by Gov. George Pataki as a member of the state Racing and Wagering Board.

22.   The suspension was called for by independent lawmaker Margaret Maimba, former chairwoman of the parliamentary public accounts committee responsible for monitoring government spending.

23.   The winner will face Democrat Linda Chapin, former chairwoman of the Orange County Commission.

24.   They are on the air attacking Democrat Linda Chapin, former chairwoman of the Orange County Commission, for supporting local tax increases.

25.   But legislator Selina Chow, herself a former Consumer Council chairwoman, opposed intervention.