Democrats look to LG pick for convention excitement

Jimmy Vielkind

ALBANY—Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will formally nominate Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for re-election at the Democratic State Committee's annual convention this week, a campaign aide said.

DiNapoli and Diaz Jr. were colleagues in the State Assembly before DiNapoli's appointment to succeed Alan Hevesi. Diaz's father, the trouble-making state senator, attended the G.O.P. convention last week in Westchester County.

The convention at the Long Island Hilton will mostly be a scripted affair, full of a cheering review of Governor Andrew Cuomo's record and the pro-forma selection of candidates. (Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, who took office this year, will nominate Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.)

The biggest point of drama is who Governor Andrew Cuomo will name as his running mate.

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