Frank Seddio Elected Chair Of Kings County Democrats
Former Assemblymember Frank Seddio, who has served as a Democratic district leader since 2010, was elected the new chairperson of the Kings County Democratic Party on Wednesday, September 19, by an overwhelming margin.
Seddio got the nod to assume the powerful though unpaid post from fellow district leaders, with only two (Charles and Inez Barron) voting in opposition. There were also two abstentions, from co-leaders Jo Anne Simon and Chris Owens; Simon had announced her candidacy for the party post but subsequently withdrew it, allowing Seddio to run unopposed. Seddio replaces Assemblymember Vito Lopez, who declined to run for re-election to the position after a sexual harassment scandal erupted last month.
As well as voting for Seddio, the borough’s elected district leaders (two representing each Assembly District) also voted to eliminate the 11 at-large district leader positions created by Lopez, which had come under fire as part of a mechanism he had developed to make sure the party backed what and whom he supported.