Menchaca picks Zuniga over Ortiz for assembly
With just days to go until the primary, Councilmember Carlos Menchaca has upended the race for Sunset Park’s State Assembly seat by endorsing the challenger over a longtime incumbent.
On Wednesday, Menchaca (D-Sunset Park-Red Hook) announced that he is supporting Ceasar Zuniga in the Democratic Primary for the 51st Assembly District. Zuniga is running against Assemblyman Felix Ortiz in the primary. Ortiz, who was first elected to the assembly in 1994, is running for his 10th term in office.
The assembly district covers Sunset Park and takes in parts of neighboring Bay Ridge. The voter registration in the district is overwhelmingly Democratic, meaning that the winner of Tuesday’s primary is almost a shoo-in to win the general election on Nov. 4.