Douglas Schneider has been running against Gold to take over
the unpaid party position for the district that covers Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington and Ditmas Park.
Lopez held onto
the unpaid party position of district leader, and last year was widely rumored to be looking to make a political comeback.
District leader and state committee are
unpaid party positions but are key access points in terms of understanding the Democratic party machinery and running for public office.
Not exact matches
Disagreements over candidate petitioning for the
unpaid,
party position are typically settled by borough Board of Elections officials and occasionally advance to a county - level Supreme Court.
But for an
unpaid,
party position, it's virtually unheard of,» said Greig.
But Monserrate might be able to run for the
unpaid party post because the state public - corruption statute's
position on such jobs has not been tested in court.
A District leader is an
unpaid elected
party position.