Christopher St. Lawrence testing the waters for Lt. Governor run
Controversial Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence is testing the waters in hopes of running for New York Lieutenant Governor. St. Lawrence, who ran on both the Democratic and Republican lines last November—beating out Preserve Ramapo candidate Bruce Levine for a fourth term—is now focusing his efforts on the number two slot in Albany.
In a missive to State Democratic Committee Members and Democratic elected officials, St. Lawrence said:
We need leaders who will reform Albany and breathe new life into New York.
St. Lawrence masquerading as a candidate of reform is the greatest political irony of 2010 so far, considering a litany of alleged backroom deals, accusations of political imprudence and cronyism, lying about his educational background, inexplicable silence on important town matters, and alleged shady dealings regarding town development, chronicled by the grassroots, non-partisan Preserve Ramapo Web site. It’s hard to imagine St. Lawrence making it through any vetting process by a Gubernatorial candidate.
St. Lawrence continues in his letter (and those familiar with St. Lawrence and his cronies please contain yourself from punching out your computer screen):
[We need] people who can extricate the state from the financial crisis that has befallen us. People who will save taxpayer dollars by streamlining government and making it more efficient. People who will ameliorate the crushing property tax burden we face. People who will champion open and honest government and make it more accessible and accountable to the public.
St. Lawrence is doing nothing more than trying to take advantage of the grassroots reform movement taking place across New York. In Rockland and Ramapo, he is
establishment politician; even St. Lawrence’s allies must admit to that. For St. Lawrence to position himself as some sort of champion of reform is just making a mockery of the reform movement sweeping the State.
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