Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle, a Rochester - area Democrat who was first put in his leadership post by Silver, called it a «sad day,» especially for veteran lawmakers who rose through the ranks with Silver. (buffalonews.com)
She has accused the 20 - year veteran lawmaker of being too much of a «party boy» in Albany to speak out against Silver. (nystateofpolitics.com)
No one, however, wants to lose veteran lawmakers because seniority does count for so much in Washington. (michaelbenjamin2012.com)