Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Sampson out Stewart-Cousins In

Andrea Stewart-Cousins
John L. Sampson   
In what has been said to be a 19 - 6 vote Westchester Democratic State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins has replaced Brooklyn State Senator John Sampson as the Senate Democratic Conference Leader. Sampson was placed in the position of Democratic Conference Leader after the Pedro Espada- Four Amigo power grab in 2009. That was the downfall of Malcolm Smith as Democratic Conference Leader, and led to the creation of the (now five member) Independent Democratic Conference led by Smith's former Deputy Leader Senator Jeff Klein. 
In a Timesunion article an Albany newspaper  you can read more about the change in power on the Democratic side of the state senate, and what the results of the vote could be.

UPDATE :
Check the next entry by State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. about the Timesunion article that quotes him. Diaz Sr. says that he was never asked for a quote
"The vote was 19-6, according to Bronx Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., who said that he, Harlem Sen. Bill Perkins, Brooklyn Sen. Eric Adams, Westchester Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Washington Heights Sen. Adriano Espaillat voted for Sampson. A spokesman could not immediately confirm that tally".



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