New ‘Staten Island First’ Party Spawned by Democratic Borough President Candidate With Additional Reporting by Rachel Holiday Smith
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Staten Island voters could see a new political party on their general election ballots: “Staten Island First,” THE CITY has learned.
Mark Murphy, the Staten Island Democratic Party-backed candidate for borough president, is collecting signatures with two other Democrats to run in the general election on his new independent ballot line whose name echoes the Trumpian “America First” motto. Murphy wouldn’t say directly whether he’ll wage an active third-party run if he loses the June primary, responding, “I am a Democrat. I always support Democrats.”
S.I. politics: Dem pols make North Shore endorsement; Tannousis opposes eviction moratorium
Posted May 06, 2021
Here’s a look at what’s happening around Staten Island politics:
Assemblyman Charles Fall (center) announced his co-endorsement of two mayoral candidates, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (left) and former Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget Shaun Donovan, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Advance file photo composite
ASSEMBLYMAN FALL MAKES MAYORAL PICKS
New York Assemblyman Charles Fall (D-North Shore) made his voice heard Friday in the crowded mayoral Democratic Primary race offering a co-endorsement to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget Shaun Donovan.