In a letter given out at the Hispanic Clergy of New York meeting Saturday Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. announced his candidacy for the Congressional seat of Jose Serrano in 2020. The letter written in Spanish is below as hundreds of people gathered for the luncheon cheered loudly when Councilman Diaz Sr. announced that he would be running for Congress.
Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr. now becomes the second announced candidate for the 15th Congressional District after current Congressman Jose Serrano announced that he would not be seeking re-election due to advancing Parkinson's Disease. It is expected several other candidates will announce that they are also running. With the new June primary that has placed all federal and state primaries together any NY State elected official would have to give up their current seat to run for congress. That fact may influence some current elected NY State officials not to run for the soon to be open 15th congressional seat.
