Cuomo sets special election date to replace Grimm
Governor Andrew Cuomo has set a special election date of Tuesday, May 5 for the 11th Congressional District and the 43rd Assembly District.
The declaration came just three days after Brooklyn-based Judge Jack Weinstein, of federal Eastern District Court, ordered the lagging pol to get a move on replacing former Congressmember Michael Grimm, who resigned in January after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
The special election will take place concurrently with one to elect a replacement for Brooklyn Assemblymember Karim Camara, who is leaving his post to become the head of the state’s Office of Faith-Based Development Services. Camara was appointed to that post last month.