A long list of dudes applied for the Democratic nomination in the soon-to-be-vacant 23rd District of New York a couple of weeks ago, but many of the names were downright uninspiring. The Democratic county chairs in the district will select a nominee tonight, but it looks like they’ve already tossed out most of the chaff. From PolitickerNY.com:
Democrats have narrowed the field of potential candidates to replace John McHugh in Congress down to three people: Brian McGrath, John Sullivan and Bill Owens.
Sullivan, the former mayor of Oswego who serves as the deputy Medicaid inspector general, made a push in recent weeks to be considered and said he has raised around $30,000, with more funds pledged. McGrath is an attorney from New York who is a Lowville native. Owens is an attorney from Plattsburgh.
The Dem county chairs are currently finishing some chow right now, and will deliberate on the remaining three choices soon, with a decision to come later in the evening. We’ll keep you posted.