Silver will not be resigning his seat in the Assembly as
he he battles federal corruption charges.
Not exact matches
The appellate ruling is part of a multipronged court
battle between Tinari forces and dissidents who say the party is still under the control of ex-Conservative chairman Edward Walsh, who is in
federal prison after his conviction on
corruption charges.
State Sen. John DeFrancisco is Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and was involved in the leadership
battle in the Senate when former leader Dean Skelos resigned as Majority Leader after being arrested on
federal corruption charges.
Joe Bruno, who resigned in 2008 and spent close to 10 years in an ultimately successful
battle against
federal corruption charges, was the last upstate majority leader.
These are the «open» seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection, opening up her seat for a competitive
battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on
federal public
corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.
Flanagan said it would take an «uphill
battle» for the GOP to win the 9th Senate District seat, which Skelos vacated after his conviction on
federal corruption charges.