More Congressional election buzz

The race toward the starting line of the race for Congress in the mid-Hudson Valley continues. (Game time: November 2008.)

Roll Call, the insider newspaper on Capitol Hill, reported today that two multimillionaire Republicans are eyeing challenges to the just-elected Democrats in the 19th and 20th Congressional districts.

In the 20th District, which spans from Poughkeepsie to northern New York, former New York Republican Chairman Sandy Treadwell has filed papers to explore a challenge Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Hudson, according to Roll Call.

And in the 19th District, from Poughkeepsie south into Westchester, Andrew Saul, "a veteran of the fashion industry and the investment world," is considering a bid for the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. John Hall, D-Dover Plains, Roll Call reported.

The Roll Call story quotes Dutchess County Republican Chairwoman Corrine Weber as saying it might be a tough decision for county Republicans between Treadwell and fellow 20th District hopeful Richard Wager, a native of Hyde Park and son of a former Poughkeepsie Journal publisher.

You can access the Roll Call story here, but you'll need to subscribe to the Web site to read more than the first paragraph.