After the recent news that Pedro embezzled over $14 million from his nonprofit health facility, today's Times profiles Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter:
Without a political résumé or any meaningful connections to the powerful county Democratic party, Ms. Pilgrim-Hunter aims to portray herself as an outsider who could be an antidote to the culture of backroom dealings that critics say has poisoned Albany.
Last year, Ms. Pilgrim-Hunger was able to persuade the City Council to reject a plan to build a mall inside the Kingsbridge Armory, a huge fortress that has sat vacant for years, arguing that the developer would not promise that the jobs created by the project would pay more than minimum wage.
Her political inexperience could prove a liability against Mr. Espada, a deft politician who still expects the support of the Democratic Party establishment.
The article also mentions another potential challenger, Daniel Padernacht, and former Senator Efraín González, who was also incredibly corrupt (thanks Bronx machine- you really pick great candidates) who might be interested in jumping into the race. To Mr. Padernacht, I implore you not to divide the anti-Espada vote. Desiree has already staked her claim to this race and please, please so not grant Pedro's wish of dividing the opposition. To Sen Gonzalez, you are almost as shameful as Pedro. However, you might split the corrupt Bronx machine vote, so jump in by all means! |
