GARDEN CITY – New York Republicans kicked off their state conference in Nassau County immediately, endorsing Paul Rodriguez for comptroller in a transfer to draw Hispanic votes that get together officers say have been “taken without any consideration” by Democrats.
A 25-year veteran of Wall Road who labored for a bunch of economic establishments, Rodriguez faces a troublesome project in difficult three-term incumbent Thomas P. DiNapoli, who has confronted solely token opposition through the years. However the brand new GOP candidate gained unanimous approval, guaranteeing that barring any unexpected late entry through the petition route, not less than one GOP candidate leaves the Backyard Metropolis Lodge immediately with out going through a celebration major.
A Queens native, Rodriguez famous his upbringing by a single mom in Puerto Rico, the schooling he obtained, and his embrace of the Republican values he says he’ll introduce because the state’s fiscal watchdog.
“I all the time felt I needed to change my circumstances to succeed,” he instructed delegates from across the state. After which he offered a touch of the marketing campaign forward that will focus on DiNapoli’s “Albany insider” standing.
“Tom DiNapoli is a pleasant man, however he is a profession politician and a part of the cabal in Albany,” he stated, referring to his opponent’s lengthy profession within the Meeting. “We want an outsider within the workplace, any individual who understands the on a regular basis struggles of normal New Yorkers.”
