Daniel Squadron announced he is resigning his State Senate seat.
He is claiming his reason is that he does not have enough time to be in the legislature and “lend my hand to make a difference in states across the country, pushing policies and candidates that will create a fairer and more democratic future.” I think it has a lot more to do with the the mainline Democrats clown caucus being unable to form a governing majority in the Senate. Whatever the reason, it’s good to see him go.
What is not so good is Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh is eyeing the seat:
“… Kavanagh has been an increasingly influential member of the chamber and was among the Democratic lawmakers who negotiated the passage of the SAFE Act, a package of gun control measures. He was also briefly considered a potential candidate to replace Sheldon Silver as speaker of the Assembly …”
SD-26 is heavily Democrat so whomever the party chooses as their nominee is virtually assured of winning when a special election is held. It’s not a done deal for Kavanaugh as Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou also interested it. Better to have a younger, less experienced replacement for Squadron than a guy who has spent years in Albany and is moving up the political food chain with a hard antigun agenda.