Frontus, Saperstein Spar over Campaign Financing at BRCC Debate
Democrat Mathylde Frontus and Republican Steve Saperstein were the undercard in the Bay Ridge Community Council debate Tuesday night, appearing onstage long after the fireworks generated by state Sen. Martin Golden and opponent Andrew Gounardes, but the two Assembly candidates provided their own heat in a tense back-and-forth over campaign financing and other hot-button issues.
Frontus and Saperstein are running in the Nov. 6 election to represent the 46th Assembly District, which runs from Bay Ridge to Coney Island and includes Dyker Heights, Seagate and parts of Brighton Beach. It is an open seat. The previous assemblymember, Democrat Pamela Harris, pleaded guilty to corruption charges and resigned from office in disgrace.
At one point during the debate at Xaverian High School, Saperstein sought to contrast himself and Frontus by accusing her of being a divider. “I’ve proven to be a uniter. You have proven to be a divider,” he told her.