Former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer will likely be main Rep. Tom Suozzi's marketing campaign for governor.
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Lengthy Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi is making a giant play for the Latino vote in his bid for governor — saying Thursday evening that former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer will function his marketing campaign chairman.
Ferrer — the primary Latino Democratic nominee for New York Metropolis mayor in 2005 — made a shock look throughout a Suozzi tele-town corridor assembly that linked with 10,000 individuals throughout the state.
He was Bronx borough president from 1987 to 2001 and beforehand served on the Metropolis Council.
The announcement of Ferrer, 71, as his marketing campaign chairman got here a day after Suozzi named former Brooklyn Councilwoman Diana Reyna as his working mate for lieutenant governor.
Ferrer is Puerto Rican. Reyna is Dominican.
Suozzi’s twin announcement of Hispanic leaders to hitch his marketing campaign occurred whereas the state Democratic Celebration got here beneath a firestorm of criticism concerning the paucity of Latinos invited to talk at its conference earlier on Thursday — three. The preliminary listing had zero.
“I’m proud to be right here with Tom and Diana,” Ferrer stated on the decision.
Ferrer stated Suozzi was “fearless” when he served because the Nassau County government.
Earlier, the Democratic Celebration nominated Gov. Kathy Hochul to stay the state’s chief government.
However Suozzi and metropolis Public Advocate Jumaane Williams will petition to gather signatures from Democratic voters to qualify for poll standing and problem Hochul in a major.
Throughout the telecall, Reyna, whose husband is a police lieutenant, stated, “We should restore belief in our regulation enforcement. Legislation and order must be restored” [in the city].”
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