Rose upsets Donovan in 11th Congressional District
“We won!”
Those were the first words shouted by Democrat Max Rose addressing supporters after learning that he had defeated incumbent Republican Rep. Dan Donovan in the 11th Congressional District race.
A huge group of supporters screamed for joy as they gathered at the Vanderbilt at South Beach, 300 Father Capodanno Blvd. in Staten Island on Tue., Nov. 6 as Rose, an Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, won the seat of the district that includes all of Staten Island and a swath of Brooklyn from Bay Ridge to Gravesend.
The congressional seat has been held by a Republican since the early 1980s, except for a two-year span in 2008-2010, when it was occupied by former City Councilmember Michael McMahon. Two years later, McMahon lost the seat to Grimm, who was succeeded Donovan. Grimm resigned in 2015 after pleading guilty to tax fraud.