Quaglione files with Campaign Finance Board for council run against Gentile
John Quaglione, a top aide to state Sen. Marty Golden who has been eyeing a City Council seat, took the first step toward running for public office when he filed paperwork with the New York City Campaign Finance Board last week.
Quaglione, who would seek the Republican Party nomination, said he isn’t ready to officially declare his candidacy for the council’s 43rd District (Bay Ridge-Bensonhurst). But he added that he is edging closer to a final decision.
The Campaign Finance Board filing would allow Quaglione to begin raising funds for a race. He confirmed that he is talking to potential donors and is setting up a website. “The feedback I’m getting is very positive. I’m excited,” he told the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.