Daily News endorses Gounardes over Golden in State Senate race
The New York Daily News on Wednesday endorsed Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes in his campaign to unseat Republican state Sen. Marty Golden (R-Southern Brooklyn), who has held his seat since 2002.
The News explained that “under Republican control, the state Senate consistently delivers shabby treatment to New York City” and called Golden “part of the GOP gang controlling the Senate by just one vote.”
One specific issue the News raised was Golden’s switching sides on the issue of speed cameras within school zones, which the paper cited as an example of opportunism. For many years, Golden was on record opposing traffic enforcement cameras.