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Socialist NY Assembly candidate shoo-in publicly begging for money on GoFundMe to pay rent
NY Post ^ | 8/01/26 | Geoff Earle, Rich Calder

Posted on 08/01/2026 5:06:50 PM PDT by Libloather

A socialist pol who is a shoo-in to represent part of Queens in the state Assembly whipped out his tin cup to beg the public to help pay his personal bills while he waits out the November elections, The Post has learned.

Brian Romero — a former legislative aide hoping to succeed his ex-boss Jessica González-Rojas, who is headed to the State Senate — is already confronting his first self-inflicted budget crisis. The problem isn’t that the rent is too damn high — it’s that he doesn’t have a job to pay it.

He set up a GoFundMe campaign to help pay the bills.

Romero said he had to give up his most recent post as a senior advisor to state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez (D-Queens) in March due to state ethics guidance he received during the campaign.

He won 66% of the vote and easily defeated local activist Rosa Sanchez in June’s Democratic primary.

The Republican Party didn’t field a candidate, giving him a clear path to Albany, where he’ll represent the deep blue 34th District, which includes parts of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst.

But a politician who will have a say in how Albany spends billions in taxpayer money publicly pleading poverty is not a good look, critics said.

Romero said he saved for “months” but is now broke and can’t make the rent.

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


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; History
KEYWORDS: bestandbrightest; gofundme; money; parasite; rent; socialist

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1 posted on 08/01/2026 5:06:50 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

These clowns are lucky they can take themselves to the bathroom.


2 posted on 08/01/2026 5:11:03 PM PDT by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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To: Libloather

Grifter...........


3 posted on 08/01/2026 5:13:16 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Libloather

He’s just following that monster Marx.


4 posted on 08/01/2026 5:16:18 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: cowboyusa

Yep.


5 posted on 08/01/2026 5:17:40 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Red Badger

Yup.


6 posted on 08/01/2026 5:17:47 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Bigg Red

Or even get up in the morning.


7 posted on 08/01/2026 5:18:21 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: Libloather

female Democrats ( AWFULs ) wouldn’t date somebody that couldn’t pay their rent, but they would elect them


8 posted on 08/01/2026 5:18:46 PM PDT by takebackaustin
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To: Libloather

Ran out of other people’s money.
Seeking more.


9 posted on 08/01/2026 5:20:26 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Enoch Powell warned us about Rivers of Blood. Well, I sure hope they're coming. It's the only fix.)
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To: Libloather

He can’t provide for himself, but he thinks he should run other people’s lives from a position in the government. Sounds reasonable.


10 posted on 08/01/2026 5:21:56 PM PDT by Yogafist
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To: Libloather

get elected and become RICH


11 posted on 08/01/2026 5:22:00 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Libloather
Just a reminder that the country already has a Socialist Party.

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Thank you for your attention to this matter.

12 posted on 08/01/2026 6:00:58 PM PDT by x
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To: Bigg Red

DO NOT ASSUME THEY CAN DO THAT


13 posted on 08/01/2026 6:20:05 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Libloather

Gonzalez-Rojas
Gonzalez
Sanchez


14 posted on 08/01/2026 6:20:08 PM PDT by A strike (fvckMI6. Drool Britannia. & No more Dots)
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To: Libloather

A Republican with a job should enter this race.


15 posted on 08/01/2026 6:25:11 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: Libloather

Marx at one point had to have his wife sell his last pair of trousers so they could make ends meet. This guy probably has more pairs of pants than Marx did.


16 posted on 08/01/2026 7:02:37 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: Libloather

Fox is now reporting that, after a backlash, he has taken down the GoFundMe because he will soon be making $142K and per diems in his new gig in Albany. Plus, he has a “partner,” so that person ought to be able to carry him for a while.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democratic-socialist-headed-142k-legislature-salary-begs-rent-handout-deletes-post-backlash

We can all sleep well with the knowledge that he won’t have to live on the streets and eat at soup kitchens, and will probably be secure in his new job for life.


17 posted on 08/01/2026 7:50:38 PM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: ridesthemiles

Good point.


18 posted on 08/02/2026 12:19:02 AM PDT by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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