Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who locked down early endorsements from his local county committee and that of neighboring Suffolk County, has already surpassed the 25 percent threshold, assuming all the counties that have endorsed him hang together and vote in a bloc. (nystateofpolitics.com)
But Grisanti's new proposed district under redistricting was drawn entirely within Erie County, throwing the decision to the local county committee. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The candidate the local county committee selected on February 6 was Alice Cancel, the wife of the Democratic County Committeeman and political club boss of the Lower East Democrats, John Quinn. (gothamgazette.com)