McLaughlin drops plan for council president primary
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Yonkers Councilman Liam McLaughlin just announced that he will not challenge James Castro-Blanco for the Republican city council president’s nomination. McLaughlin said he would run in a September primary last week after Castro-Blanco picked up the endorsement of the city’s Republican committee.
McLaughlin said he’s dropping out because he recently realized a primary campaign and the November election – if he made it to that point – would require more time than he was prepared to commit. “I don’t know that it’s an uphill battle, but it certainly is a time consuming battle,” said McLaughlin, who’s second and final term as council member from the city’s 4th district ends Jan. 1.
The council’s Republican minority leader said party leadership had encouraged him to drop out of the race before the convention, but that he had not spoken to any of them since then. And he said he had not been offered party support for other political office if had dropped out of the race.
McLaughlin’s decision leaves Castro-Blanco as the GOP nominee to take on Democratic incumbent Chuck Lesnick.
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great decision..
Glad to know our politicians don’t have time to spend on US.
A warm and fuzzy to all of you.