Max Rose latest candidate to take on Donovan
Democrat says he’ll help middle class
The unpopularity of President Donald Trump, who is stuck with approval ratings below 40 percent in most polls, has emboldened Democrats to run for public office, even in a Republican stronghold like the 11th Congressional District.
Max Rose, a U.S. Army veteran, is the latest Democrat to declare his intention to run for the congressional seat in 2018. The 11th Congressional District, represented by Republican-Conservative U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan, covers the entire borough of Staten Island and takes in all or parts of several neighborhoods in Southwest Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Gravesend.
Rose joins a crowded field of Democrats looking to challenge Donovan in a district that has traditionally voted Republican.