Petitioning Begins
A reader with his eye on the calendar sends word that while most people were listening to Eliot Spitzer's first major policy speech to lawmakers, there is some good old fashioned political work to get done elsewhere.
Today is the first day of petitioning for candidates looking to run for the City Council seats vacated by Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn, who is now in congress, and Andrew Lanza, who won a seat in the state Senate.
Because these are special elections, there are no primaries and candidates must run on party lines they create.
Hopefully, it will become clear pretty quickly how many of the army of candidates who are supposedly running for these seats are actually serious.
-- Azi Paybarah
Is this true? I can't believe this...The Mayor has not declared the vacancy---Someone please clarify!
The Mayor declared the vacancies this morning.
Jennifer James for the 40th!
Jennifer James for the 40th!
WELLINGTON SHARPE FOR THE 40th CITY COUNCIL VACANCY.
Jennifer James is a political hack!
She has done nothing for Brooklyn other than raise money for politicians.
In terms of doing anything for the community, she has done absolutely squat!
A horrible horrible decision, if the Clarkes do endorse her. It will replace what could be a valuable spot with another do-nothing, power and money hungry, pretty-faced-but-dull-inside, political hack!
Just like Yvette!
the clarkes endoresed toney
Manny Innamoroto has been endorsed by pretty much all the electeds and Democratic leaders on Staten Island and seems to be their unoffically endorsed candidate. It also seems that Vincent Ignizio has locked up the GOP's support. This will basically be a normal race run in a very short time frame.
I'm for Zenobia!!
what happened to that fat ass wardally and his candidate jennifer james ?
not getting anyones support puss leg ?