February 05, 2006

David Yassky's a Fundraising Machine

For those of you with Brooklyn connections ...

The voters in New York's 11th US House district will choose a successor to 12-term Rep. Major Owens later this year. This black-majority Brooklyn district is seeing a spirited Democratic primary featuring the congressman's son Chris, New York City Councilwoman Yvette Clark (daughter of Una), state senator Carl Andrews (who might jump out of this race if he can secure the position as the next head of the Democratic caucus in the New York State Senate - the current Minority Leader is running for Lieutenant Governor on a ticket with Eliot Spitzer), and New York City Councilman, Yale Law grad and former Chuck Schumer aide David Yassky (who represents Williamsburg, Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, among other areas, on the city council). As unlikely as a Yassky win would seem in this area where racial and ethnic politics can be very strong, his campaign has one clear strength - money. The National Journal noted that David had the best 4th quarter fundraising of any Democrat running for Congress and his cash-on-hand figures dwarf those of his opponents.

Posted by armand at February 5, 2006 03:28 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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