Golden stands by campaign staffer after Proud Boys melee
Brooklyn state Sen. Martin Golden is resisting calls to fire a campaign worker embroiled in controversy over a melee outside a Manhattan Republican Club involving members of a far-right group and angry leftist protesters.
Michael Tobman, a spokesperson for Golden’s re-election campaign, told the Brooklyn Eagle that the lawmaker has no intention of firing Ian Reilly, the manager of his campaign office.
“Ian Reilly is the campaign’s office manager, and will continue to serve in that role, as he has capably and professionally for several months,” Tobman told the Eagle via email on Wednesday.
In addition to his role in Golden’s campaign, Reilly is the chairman of the Metropolitan Republican Club, a political organization located at 122 East 83rd St. in Manhattan that was founded in 1902.