Also seeking the nomination besides Molinaro, who is the presumptive GOP candidate, and Giambra are
former state housing commissioner Joseph Holland, a Republican, and Libertarian candidate Larry Sharpe.
The two other Republican candidates, former Erie County executive Joel Giambra and former New
York state housing commissioner Joseph Holland, have no endorsements from county or state GOP committee members.
The seat was vacated by Darryl Towns, following his appointment
as state housing commissioner, and the campaign became a proxy war between the Kings County organization, the Towns family and the WFP.
He was chief counsel for the state Senate's housing committee and
became state housing commissioner under Gov. George Pataki, the last Republican to serve as the state's top executive.
The president of Norstar's United States division, Richard Higgins, is a former
state housing commissioner who served under governors Hugh Carey and Mario Cuomo.
State housing commissioner Darryl Towns is expected to plead guilty later this month to a misdemeanor rap for drunkenly crashing his car over July 4th weekend, sources told the Daily News on Tuesday.
So goes the proposal of Charles Urstadt, former New
York state housing commissioner and namesake of 1971's Urstadt Law, which handed Gotham's power to pass local rent laws to the state legislature.
Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro is considered the front - runner though DeFrancisco and
former state housing commissioner Joseph Holland are also seeking the nomination.
He's already won the support of a majority of the state committee, but still faces state Sen. John DeFrancisco (R - Syracuse) and Joe Holland, a former
state housing commissioner.
In addition to Molinaro, state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco and former
state housing commissioner Joseph Holland are also seeking the nomination.
He said the party is considering Giambra, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, former
state housing commissioner Joseph Holland, and other lesser known candidates.