A Brooks win would solidify the claim the mainline Democratic conference leadership has been making for the last several weeks: A numerical 32 - lawmaker majority in the Senate should be enough to hand them control of the chamber. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The line - up reflects the new power structure within the Democratic conference, which was also on display in Minority Leader John Sampson's selection for ranking committee memberships and conference leadership posts. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The newly minted Republican lawmaker from Brooklyn is running in the so - called «Super Jewish» Senate district, putting him on a collision course with Simcha Felder, a Democrat who has not pledged to support the current minority conference leadership. (nystateofpolitics.com)