Singer believes he's ‘still the one' to challenge Kelly

Dover Plains - A year after tangling with the Bush campaign over the use of a pop tune he penned in the 1970’s, Democrat John Hall now wants to take on Rep. Sue Kelly. Hall, a former Dutchess County legislator who lives in Dover Plains, announced Tuesday he is running for Congress. A co-founder of the band Orleans, Hall criticized the Bush re-election effort last year for using “Still the One,” a song he co-wrote, at campaign rallies. The campaign insisted it had legal right to use the song, but stopped playing it after Hall complained. Kelly, a Republican, has won re-election six times; the district includes all of Putnam County and parts of Orange, Dutchess, Westchester, and Rockland counties. Lawyer and Democrat Judy Aydelott also has raised more than $100,000 for her effort to unseat the congresswoman. Kelly also faces a potential GOP challenger in Jeff Cook of Monroe who worked with the Log Cabin Republicans.