Castro-Blanco holds Conservative line in Yonkers

Posted by: Len Maniace - Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 11, 2009

A state Supreme Court justice today ruled that Republican Jim Castro-Blanco can remain on the Conservative Party line in his race for City Council president against Democratic incumbent Chuck Lesnick.

Justice Nicholas Colabella tossed out a challenge to the Conservative endorsement in June of Castro-Blanco. Colabella also ruled against a bid to overturn Conservative Party endorsements given to other candidates, including County Executive Andrew Spano and District Attorney Janet DiFiore.

It was the second ballot victory in four days for Castro-Blanco. On Friday, Lesnick agreed to drop plans to run in an Independence Party primary against Castro-Blanco, who previously had challenged the validity of the Democrat’s petitions to get on the primary ballot.

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