Simple math is working against Gov. Kathy Hochul in getting centrist Judge Hector LaSalle confirmed by the state Senate even if she somehow forced a floor vote by leaning on the courts.
by the state Senate — even if she somehow forces a floor vote with an ugly court battle against her fellow Democrats.
“The Capitol is littered with the political corpses of people who thought they could undermine Andrea Stewart Cousins leadership of the Democratic Conference,” the source added, while recalling past fights with the likes of disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo.to retain legal counsel, just how far LaSalle will actually go to get him a floor vote despite the odds.pursuing litigation to reject the Democrat-led committee’s authorityGov.
“This is a very big deal,” former three-term Republican Gov. George Pataki told The Post. “It’s a question of who we have running the state – the governor or radical leftists in the legislature.”Just three Democratic senators – state Sens. Kevin Thomas , Monica Martinez and Luis Sepulveda have publicly said they would vote for LaSalle while a fourth, state Sen. Jamaal Bailey who voted in committee to move the nomination to the floor.
Fellow Democrats Jeremy Cooney , Tim Kennedy , José M. Serrano , Jessica Scarcella-Spanton , Kevin Parker Joe Addabbo , Leroy Comrie and James Sanders, Jr. did not provide comment Friday about whether they might give LaSalle seven more yeses. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins defended her chamber’s handling of the nomination in a Friday statement.Hochul’s office did not say Friday whether she had sought a legal opinion from state Attorney General Letitia James on whether the state Constitution requires a floor vote on making LaSalle the first Latino to ever lead the state’s highest court.
A Democratic insider noted plenty of “political corpses” attest to how well state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins can manage her chamber.LaSalle supporters say there is still a chance that the math will work out for Hochul if only senators sitting on the fence hear more about his record as Brooklyn appellate judge known for his emphasis on the rule of law.
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