Jonah brings the word:
“For the past week I have been considering whether or not to seek the 13th Congressional Seat that has been vacated by the current Congressman. I have received dozens of calls of support, asking me to run and I am very appreciative.
“In spite of that, I have decided to seek re-election for the 23rd Senate District and continue the work that I was elected to do for the people of Staten Island and Brooklyn, as well as helping to take the Senate back into the hands of the Democratic Party, so we can usher in a new era of economic opportunity and fairness for one New York, Upstate and Downstate.”
All eyes now turn to Assemblyman Mike Cusick and NYC Councilman Mike McMahon as we wait for a Richmond County resident to pick up the Democratic banner.
As we wrote earlier, the GOP’s top choice, DA Dan Donovan, won’t run.
what this might mean here.
I think recent comments indicate Lanza will not run for the seat on the Republican side. It is hard to even guess which second or third tier candidate would make it out of next weeks screenings with endorsements.
On the Dem side we head into a 2 person primary McMahon/Cusick vs. Harrison.
Here is today’s candidate speculation, probably the last one until Monday unless I can get some wireless access over the weekend.
Without Donovan or Lanza running, that seat would have been hers…