Democrats strategize to defeat Golden, take back South Brooklyn
State Sen. Marty Golden speaking in the Senate. Photo courtesy of Marty Golden
With the general election coming up, Democrats are seizing the opportunity to defeat Marty Golden, the sole Republican elected official left in Brooklyn.
Golden, who made city headlines this summer for taking a skydiving jaunt while receiving disability pension from NYPD, is in his eighth term in the state Senate, representing Brooklyn’s 22nd District.
Democratic strategists are hoping that the frustration born from Trumpism will drive the blue voters in the area (who outnumber Republicans 2-to-1, according to the New York Post) to the polls on Nov. 6 to vote for Democratic challenger Andrew Gounardes.
