Upstate pol's departure may affect LI
Photo credit: AP | An emotional Congressman Maurice Hinchey waits for the applause to subside before reading a statement to the media during a news conference to announce his retirement in Kingston. (Jan. 19, 2012)
Common Cause proposed congressional District 19: Catskills, Upper 
Common Cause proposed congressional District 22: Southern Tier Only at a rare moment such as this would the retirement of an upstate congressman spark political guesswork on Long Island.
But Rep. Maurice Hinchey's announcement Thursday that he won't seek an 11th term in the House comes just as redistricting looms. And in the process of reshaping political maps, as occurs every 10 years, changes in one region have a potential domino effect in the rest...
