Report: Gentile is Democratic frontrunner for Grimm’s seat
Councilmember Vincent Gentile has emerged as the frontrunner for the Democratic Party’s nomination as the candidate to run for the Brooklyn-Staten Island congressional seat vacated earlier this month by Republican Michael Grimm, according to a report in the Staten Island Advance.
The Advance reported on Jan. 25 that Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) will likely be chosen by party leaders to run for the congress seat in a special election. Governor Andrew Cuomo will set a date for the special election.
The presumed Republican candidate is Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan.