NY-SD7: Craig Johnson for NY State Senate

As you may know, a Republican-held state Senate seat has opened up in New York, giving the Dems a chance to narrow the GOP’s already-tiny lead in this body (33-28 as of today). A special election will be held on Feb. 6th in the 7th state Senate district on Long Island. Democrats have selected Nassau County Legislator Craig Johnson as our nominee, and from everything I’ve heard, he’s popular, well-liked and considered to be a strong candidate.

This is going to be an incredibly hard-fought race, though, despite this district’s Dem leanings. The state Senate is the last bastion of power for the Republican Party – they won’t just stop at teeth and nails to hold on to this seat. So I just plunked down $100.01 to help Johnson, and I hope you can contribute as well. (ActBlue is not yet activated for NY state candidates, but if want to put “Swing State Project” in the comment box, we can try checking in with the campaign after the election to see how we did. Of course, don’t forget to add a penny for the Internets!)

And if you are in the area and want to help volunteer, you can fill out this form. Most of Johnson’s site appears to be held over from his prior election campaign, so I’m not certain if the volunteer form is still working properly – though I can tell you for a fact that my donation went through without a hitch. No word yet on whether there will be any virtual phone-banking, but if I hear anything, I’ll relay it, of course.

This is the first battle of the new year. Let’s show `em that we aren’t resting on our laurels.

UPDATE: NYBri says that folks can also give via the NY Democratic Party, and that allegedly 100% of money given through this page will go to Johnson’s race.