Farrell to Announce "Reelection" Bid

The Politicker got hold of a letter from Herman "Denny" Farrell inviting folks to a May 31 event at the Tioga Carver Democratic Club, when he is expected to announce his campaign for reappointment reelection to his state Assembly seat.

The letter was written on official letterhead, which is a no-no, but once the press pointed it out Farrell quickly promised to make amends for the error.

Farrell, who has held an Assembly seat since 1974, has said he plans to run for Robert Jackson's term-limited City Council spot in 2009. So if "reelected" he will serve out only part of his term in Albany before picking up a taxpayer-funded gig much closer to home. Assuming, of course, he has no serious challengers for the council seat.

Comments

[Urbanis]

While I strongly appreciated Farrell sponsoring marriage equality legislation in the NYS Assembly, I was rather angry at his lack of support for congestion pricing, which would have benefited the vast majority of his uptown constituents who use public transportation. In any case, a democratic system is broken when political offices become sinecures. Clearly, we need term limits on the NYS legislature, and challengers to incumbents!