Francis Powers

Francis Powers was a Republican candidate in the 2008 congressional elections for the 13th Congressional District (map) of New York. He was seeking the Republican nomination to replace incumbent Rep. Vito Fossella (D-N.Y.), who will retire at the end of his current term. Powers died in his home on Staten Island Sunday, June 22, 2008.

2008 elections
Powers was seeking the Republican nomination to replace Rep. Vito Fossella (D-N.Y.) in the 2008 congressional elections. Powers died in his home on Staten Island Sunday, June 22, 2008.

External resources

 * 2008 Race Tracker page on New York’s 13th Congressional District
 * "GOP hope for retaining NY congressional seat dies." Associated Press, accessed via The Washington Post, June 23, 2008.