Political insiders will pick Sen. Squadron’s successor, and Brooklyn may not have a say
State Sen. Daniel Squadron rocked his district (Brooklyn waterfront and Lower East Side) on Wednesday with the news he would be stepping down on Friday to fight political corruption on the state and national level. (He’ll be joining entrepreneur Adam Pritzker and Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University in this undertaking.)
But the question of who will replace Squadron for the remainder of his term (about a year and a half is left), however, is raising concerns that the obscure process for choosing a nominee for the special election could leave Brooklynites without a say.
Squadron’s district extends over two separate counties, New York County (Manhattan) and Brooklyn (Kings County). Under Democratic Party rules, the party nominee for the vacated seat in the November election will be chosen in a selection process run by the chairs of the New York County and Kings County Democratic Committees.