Monserrate confident as he waits for Senate vote
Sen. Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens, is on the hotseat in the Senate today, as colleagues prepare to vote on whether they will censure or
expel him for his misdemeanor assault conviction in a domestic-violence incident. The Senate is planning to take up a resolution this afternoon on the matter.
Monserrate was the focus of media attention as he walked through the halls outside the Senate. He told one group of reporters that he would have a formal statement following whatever action is taken in the Senate.
When asked if he expected to be a member of the Senate tomorrow morning, he said, “I expect to be a member of the Senate for many, many years.”
He told another group of reporters that only the voters could remove him from office:
“I’m going to go back to work right now. That’s what I’m here for. I’ve already made the statement that the issue clearly is much broader than I. The issue is about justice, law and order, process, and at the end of the day, that’s what has to be protected—the will of the people, the voters.”
The misdemeanor conviction relates to an incident that took place in late 2008, after the freshman senator was elected but before he took office. Had he been convicted of a felony, Monserrate would have automatically lost his seat.
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