Dem honchos rally ’round Rivera
Last Updated:
6:18 AM, August 28, 2012
Posted:
1:12 AM, August 28, 2012
Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera is under investigation by four
law-enforcement agencies, but that’s not stopping the Bronx Democratic
machine from stepping up its campaign to help her win a tough primary
next month.
Party bigwigs have doubled down on their efforts to get her re-elected in a four-way Democratic primary Sept. 13, dispatching staffers from prominent elected officials to knock on doors, work in phone banks and hand out campaign literature at subway stops.
The push comes on the heels of a stream of shocking stories in The Post, which reported that Rivera gave patronage jobs to her current and former boyfriends and may have misused taxpayer money.
Bronx Democratic Chairman Carl Heastie, who wrangled power from the
dominant Rivera family in 2008, has patched things up with them and now
says he’s trying harder than ever to get her re-elected.
“I’m unwavering in my support of Naomi . . . We’re going to do everything we can to make sure she’s victorious on Sept. 13,” he told The Post.
Heastie, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz and City Councilman James Vacca have all shipped staffers to work on her campaign.
Mark Gjonaj, Adam Bermudez and Irene Estrada Rukaj are challenging Rivera.
(A note from your Free Press: Heastie, Bronx Borough President Ruben Díaz and City Councilman James Vacca, they are politicians without scruple. Shame on them!!!!),
Party bigwigs have doubled down on their efforts to get her re-elected in a four-way Democratic primary Sept. 13, dispatching staffers from prominent elected officials to knock on doors, work in phone banks and hand out campaign literature at subway stops.
The push comes on the heels of a stream of shocking stories in The Post, which reported that Rivera gave patronage jobs to her current and former boyfriends and may have misused taxpayer money.
NAOMI RIVERA
4 agencies probing her.
4 agencies probing her.
“I’m unwavering in my support of Naomi . . . We’re going to do everything we can to make sure she’s victorious on Sept. 13,” he told The Post.
Heastie, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz and City Councilman James Vacca have all shipped staffers to work on her campaign.
Mark Gjonaj, Adam Bermudez and Irene Estrada Rukaj are challenging Rivera.
(A note from your Free Press: Heastie, Bronx Borough President Ruben Díaz and City Councilman James Vacca, they are politicians without scruple. Shame on them!!!!),
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bronx/dem_honchos_rally_round_rivera_cwMXEENoCSrraBgt9nWxdN#ixzz25EOQGVO9
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