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Disgraced former senator running for office again (Hiram Monserrate RAT-NY)
NY Post ^ | 8/27/18 | Carl Campanile

Posted on 09/01/2018 7:13:44 PM PDT by Libloather

Disgraced former state Sen. Hiram Monserrate won’t take no for an answer.

The felon is running for office again — this time for a Democratic district leader’s post in East Elmhurst, Queens, the lowest rung on the ladder.

Monserrate lost a comeback bid for a City Council seat last year when he was defeated by Francisco Moya. But he still received 44 percent of the vote in that contest and retains a loyal following on his East Elmhurst-Corona turf.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; berniesanders; carlcampanile; corona; election2018; election2020; franciscomoya; joecrowley; keithellison; monserrate; newyork; newyorkcity; ny; ocasiocortez; queens; senator; theetoo; vermont
He was kicked out of the state Senate in 2010 after being convicted of misdemeanor assault for a 2008 attack on his girlfriend, and he later served prison time for misusing public funds as a city councilman.

Whew! The #MeToo movement started after all that. The slug gets a pass.

1 posted on 09/01/2018 7:13:44 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Campaign photo, with one of his staff.

2 posted on 09/01/2018 7:39:10 PM PDT by EinNYC
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New York Democrat -— whooda thunk???


3 posted on 09/01/2018 7:39:54 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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Just like Boston and James Michael Curley-—the people loved him——and elected him while he was under indictment and he went to jail for a time during his fourth term as Mayor.

A Dem,of course.

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4 posted on 09/01/2018 7:50:30 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Libloather

there used to be a day when the political parties would vet any candidate that wanted to run on a ticket under their political umbrella, especially in the state races. Misappropriating money would have been a disqualifier. That went out the window with Zero.


5 posted on 09/01/2018 8:22:06 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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Ellison is still standing as well, the rats are above the # me too movement. Hypocracy at its best! Bill Clinton is the godfather of abuse with the #me to movement and look what the scumedia did to his accusers


6 posted on 09/02/2018 3:16:00 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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