Majority Doesn't Always Rule

Democrats elected a new leader to the senate, Andrea Stewart-Cousins from Yonkers. Who opposite of her predecessors has a clean record, and is the first female legislative leader in either house. This has not been the case as of the last time the Democrats had the majority, and even recently. Now the party is trying to turn a new leaf, just as majority is around the corner. Greg Smith of the Daily News reported recently David Denenberg; a candidate for a senate seat on Long Island, is being sued for defrauding clients at his former law firm. This defrauding has summed up to around $2 million. Thus, forcing him to withdraw from the race. Sadly, this was not his first run in with Johnny Law.

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Marc Panepinto Democratic candidate for New York State senate has a poor rapor as well. Back in 2001 Panepinto got caught trying to use fake signatures. John Sampson from Brooklyn, was a winner of the Democratic primary while under indictment by the federal government. For embezzling $400,000 profit of foreclosed houses.

Having the majority in the New York State Senate definitely can have its benefits. Being under the spot light as we can see is defiantly not one of those benefits.