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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:32 PM Dec 2014

Michael Grimm is resigning. What's next for my district?

On the Democratic side the likely former congressman Michael McMahon will likely be nominated if he runs. He has made noise that he wants it.

On the gop side the main possibilities are SI DA Donovan who refused to indict in the Eric Garner case and former criminal congressman Vito Fossella. There are others but the two I named are the most likely.

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Michael Grimm is resigning. What's next for my district? (Original Post) hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

Another special election Gothmog Dec 2014 #1

Should be colorful. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #4

Have fun Gothmog Dec 2014 #9

McMahon won in a landslide in 2008 and narrowly lost 2 years later (3%). Dawson Leery Dec 2014 #2

He has made noise that he was thinking about it. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #3

another election paid for by your tax dollars oldandhappy Dec 2014 #5

we tend to have a lot in NYC because our elected officials get convicted or plead guilty often. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #6

oops! Maybe candidates should pay into a pool oldandhappy Dec 2014 #7

Lol! we could call it crook insurance. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #8

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

1. Another special election

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:37 PM

Dec 2014

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. Should be colorful.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:39 PM

Dec 2014

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

9. Have fun

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 01:15 AM

Dec 2014

Hopefully, an idiot will not win this election

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. McMahon won in a landslide in 2008 and narrowly lost 2 years later (3%).

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:38 PM

Dec 2014

He should run again.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. He has made noise that he was thinking about it.

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 10:39 PM

Dec 2014

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

5. another election paid for by your tax dollars

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 01:04 AM

Dec 2014

Was it always thus? -- so many special elections?? I do not remember. I did not pay attention to that kind of thing while I was growing up. I am kind of underwhelmed by the number of special elections the tax payers have had to pay for in recent years.