Lindblad was a Green Party candidate for
the 39th Assembly Seat in 2008.
Monserrate has been speculated to be a potential candidate for
the 39th Assembly seat vacated by his successor, Sen. Jose Peralta.
Not exact matches
He has been speculated to be eyeing Peralta's
39th AD
Assembly seat, but there are already at least two Democrats in the running: Francisco Moya, the establishment favorite, and Bryan Pu - Folkes.
That let Moya run for a
seat in the
39th Assembly District — against Monserrate.
Moya defeated former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate in the Democratic primary for the
39th District
Assembly seat.
Moya, a former secretary to the Senate under Gov. David Paterson, took 67 percent of the vote in his race against Monserrate for the empty
39th Assembly District
seat, which had been left vacant after Sen. Jose Peralta (D - East Elmhurst) won Monserrate's old
seat in the Senate in a March special election.
The union also gave endorsements to several state
Assembly candidates including incumbents Audrey Pheffer (D - Rockaway Beach), David Weprin (D - Little Neck), Margaret Markey (D - Maspeth) and Jeffrion Aubry (D - Corona), as well as candidate Francisco Moya, who is facing Hiram Monserrate in a Democratic primary for the
39th Assembly District
seat that was vacated by state Sen. Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights).