GOP ex-candidate (Scozzafava) leaves NY Assembly leadership job

[kpete]

Source: Associated Press

The Associated Press

GOP ex-candidate leaves NY Assembly leadership job

ALBANY, N.Y. -- A Republican upstate New York lawmaker has resigned from her state legislative leadership position more than a week after pulling out of a special congressional election and endorsing a Democrat in the race.

Republican Assembly minority leader Brian Kolb says Dierdre Scozzafava (skoh-zuh-FAH'-vuh) offered her resignation from the Assembly minority whip post on Monday.

Democrat Bill Owens defeated Conservative Doug Hoffman and Scozzafava in the heavily Republican, rural 23rd Congressional District. Scozzafava abruptly withdrew the weekend before the Nov. 3 election and supported Owens over Hoffman.

Kolb says he'll select someone to replace Scozzafava in leading Assembly floor debates in the coming weeks.




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[Pab Sungenis]

1. Come into the light, Carole Anne.

She was, in a lot of ways, more moderate than Owens was, and might do some good on our side.

[ribrepin]

2. Too bad leiberman didn't resign his leadership position after supporting the McCain

Either Scozzafava has more class than leiberman or the republican party of New York has more balls than senate democrats.

I am going to be pissed if that fuck keeps his leadership position after fillibusting the HCR bill.

[ribrepin]

3. Oh yeah it's not the homeland security committee

It's Joe's homeland security committee. Watch Rachel http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

He's going to be investigating the Fort Hood shooting.

[Bette Noir]

4. Write both your senators, and Harry Reid. I have.

[Tempest]

5. She was forced out according to an article in the Washington Post n/t