Welcome to Chris GIbson Watch

We would like to welcome everyone to Chris Gibson Watch.  It is our intention to provide a public information and news sources on Rep. Chris Gibson, his activities, positions, policies, politics, campaign finances and supporters, and above all, the consequences of all of these for the people of New York's 20th Congressional District, New York State (because the district cannot be healthy and growing unless the state is) and the nation and world as a whole.

It is our experience in the past that members of Congress from the rural areas of upstate New York tend to disappear into an informational vacuum when they arrive in Washington, with people back home having no idea at all what those representatives are really doing and supporting in Washington.   In part this is because of the highly dispersed nature of congressional districts like NY-20, which is actually bigger geographically than some states.   Things that affect people at one end of a district may go unnoticed in another, or their importance and implications unrecognized or not understood without background and context.  Compounding the problem is that news media organizations based in rural districts like NY-20 are often small and with limited resources, and simply cannot follow a representative the way, as only one example, the Albany Times Union can follow their hometown congressman, Paul Tonko— for better or for worse.  

We want the information posted here to be reliable and consistent, and without bias.  We believe the simple facts speak volumes.

We intend to regularly update this site as information becomes available.