NY-13: Staten Island Republicans Nominate Vito Fossella to Challenge McMahon

[ccharles000]

I just confirmed with a source who was at tonight's executive committee meeting of the Staten Island GOP that both Michael Allegretti and Michael Grimm were turned down for the nomination for ex-Rep. Vito Fossella's old seat (now held by Democratic Rep. Michael McMahon) in favor of... Vito Fossella.

The ex-rep was not present at the meeting, but his name was put up by Chairman John Friscia, the source told me.

More to follow...

Both Allegretti and Grimm went through the interview process before Fossella was nominated in absentia, the source said: "There was no explanation. Everybody walked out with their mouths, like, hung open. didn't ask for our endorsement or our support. John Friscia did."

That source and another source confirmed that the committee tabled the vote on a nominee for the 60th Assembly District -- feeding into already existing rumors that there might be a push to get Allegretti to go for that seat instead. (The 60th is currently represented by Democrat Janele Hyer-Spencer.)

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/05/breaking-si-gop-exec-committee.html

[Ter]

1. Wow

Don't the Republicans have a primary in NY, or does it go on behind closed doors?