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Marty Golden Has an Opponent: Andrew Gounardes for NY State Senate
It is about time Marty Golden has a real opponent. Brooklyn's Vito Lopez machine has been actively discouraging people from running for this seat. 2012 may be the turning point.
Let me introduce you to Andrew Gounardes for NY State Senate:
Check out his website: http://www.andrewgounardes.com/
22nd State Senate Seat: Mike DiSanto Picks up Some Endorsements [UPDATED]
In the race to replace obstructionist Republican Marty Golden in the State Senate, the young but enthusiastic Mike DiSanto has picked up three valuable endorsements: Brooklyn Democrats for Change, Lambda Independent Democrats and the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club. [UPDATE: Daily Gotham has since been alerted that DiSanto has also gotten the endorsement of the American Heitage Democratc Organization...if so I suggest DiSanto's team add it to his website. In fact it is time his website start adding ALL of these endorsements.]
NY State Senate: Challenging Martin Golden
For years the corrupt Brooklyn political machine has protected Republican Marty Golden from serious challenge. It has been, in fact, one of my ongoing criticisms of Brooklyn Democratic Party leader Vito Lopez: he fails in his job of leading the Democratic Party in challenges against Republicans. Well this year Lopez's active discouragement of Democrats challenging Republicans has failed and Democrat Mike DiSanto has announced he is challenging Republican Marty Golden for the 22nd State Senate Seat in Brooklyn.
Here is Mike DiSanto's statement annoucing his candidacy:
Although you may have already heard, I want to personally announce my candidacy to you for New York State Senator, representing the 22nd District.
For those of you who know me well, you know that a political career has never been a dream or aspiration of mine. So I did not make the decision to run for the Senate lightly. read more »
Challenging Marty Golden: Mike DiSanto Announces his run for the 22nd Senate district
For years now I have heard that Brooklyn's Democratic Party Boss Vito Lopez has actively discouraged Democratic challenges to Republican Marty Golden. It has been, in fact, one of my ongoing criticisms of Lopez: he fails in his job of leading the Democratic Party in challenges against Republicans. He almost seems to want to protect Republicans.
Well this year Vito Lopez has a chance to show he really can be a leader rather than just protecting his own interests. Democrat Mike DiSanto has announced he is challenging Republican Marty Golden for the 22nd State Senate Seat. And remember, Democrats need to take more seats in the State Senate if we want to end the deadlock in Albany. I have met Mike DiSanto and I think his energy and optimism will be helpful in the State Senate to clear out the malaise that Republicans like Marty Golden and Republican-Lite Democats like Pedro Espada and Rubin Diaz have caused.
Here is Mike DiSanto's statement annoucing his candidacy:
Although you may have already heard, I want to personally announce my candidacy to you for New York State Senator, representing the 22nd District. read more »
Marty Golden: Monserrate should resign
Thgis is awesome: an anonymous email with some choice quotes about Hiram Monserrate by his new colleagues. Keep it coming, dear anonymous friends.
''When you let people like Senator Monserrate stay in office,'' said Senator Martin Golden, a Republican from Brooklyn, ''and you do fund-raisers for them, and you pat them on the back and you say, 'Go for it!' you know, there's a disgrace, a disgust, in people across this state.'' (March 25, 2009)
Sen. Martin Golden, a Brooklyn Republican, said Monserrate should resign - and he blasted Democratic leaders for continuing to support Monserrate."If we're going to protect people that would abuse women and abuse anybody in this fashion, there is something wrong with that," he said. (March 24, 2009)
Republicans called for Monserrate's resignation and assailed Smith for not taking further action. "He's going to have to step down," said Sen. Marty Golden, R-Brooklyn. "The longer he stays, the more of a spectacle it is." "Sen. Smith's failure to take action against Sen. Monserrate in the face of this criminal indictment, just one week after hosting a fundraiser on his behalf, clearly sends the wrong message to all New Yorkers," said a statement from two Republican senators, Betty Little of Queensbury and Cathy Young of Olean. (March 24, 2009)
Sadly, I didn't catch the Bruno comments Padavan and Golden made on video. But here's some footage of them railing on Monserrate. Padavan argued that the charges against Velella were "white collar" and therefore didn't take up as much of his time to fight. Golden agreed, saying: "We're not talking about a simple crime. We're talking about three D felonies. We're talking about a serious indictment here." (March 24, 2009)
And then Golden chimed in: "He left because he suspected it. He knew that this was not going away and he wanted to deal with it. He got out of the Senate so he could deal with this issue without being, without the Senate itself being a target." (March 24, 2009)
Sen. Martin Golden (R-Brooklyn) pushed a resolution calling on the newly Democratic-controlled Senate to keep Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) - charged with slashing his girlfriend - from being seated before the swearing-in. In 1999 Monserrate, saying he suffered from psychological disorders, quit the NYPD after 11 years, it has been reported. Golden told Newsday that Monserrate's being a former cop had "absolutely nothing" to do with the case. "Domestic violence is a dirty secret throughout society that's been swept under the rug," he said. "Hopefully the courts will deal with this ... If he's guilty he should suffer the consequences." (January 12, 2009)
At the time, Mr. Golden, a Brooklyn Republican, was talking to a group of reporters about why he felt Mr. Monserrate should be turned away. ''I don't think he should be seated,'' Mr. Golden said as Mr. Monserrate approached him and extended his hand, apparently taking Mr. Golden by surprise. The two men shook hands and exchanged brief pleasantries. (January 8, 2009)
Afterward, Golden said he still felt Monserrate was a "ticking time bomb." "It's a pretty significant charge when you break a glass in a woman's face," said Golden, who, like Monserrate, is a former city cop. "To have that hanging over your head and sitting in this body takes this body down a little bit of a notch." (January 8, 2009)
Golden told The Associated Press that the Queens Democrat should have been kept out of the seat Wednesday, and that the pending criminal case involved "an absolutely horrendous assault on a woman." "It definitely takes the institution down and we don't need that," Golden said. (January 7, 2009)
Brooklyn Republican Sen. Martin Golden, a former police officer, said Wednesday he will continue trying to remove Monserrate for what Golden called "an absolutely horrendous assault on a woman." "It definitely takes the institution down and we don't need that," Golden said. "This obviously takes us down a couple of notches." (January 7, 2009)
Senator Golden is the sole republican representing any part of the Borough of Brooklyn. Given an opportunity to walk back his statements, he said - again per Liz, who is on fire today:
"This is not about Mr. Monserrate," Golden told the DN's Glenn Blain. "Obviously, I’ve made my statements about Mr. Monserrate. My feelings about him haven’t changed. This is about reform, this about change.”
“My feeling is that he will pay the piper when he goes to court…My statements haven’t changed. He should step down.
Of course, these days Monserrate is a convenient friemd to have, isn't he, Senator? read more »
