NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of New York Democrats who've grabbed headlines for legislative antics and legal woes have gone under the political steamroller. Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx was trounced by Gustavo Rivera in Tuesday's primary. Former Sen. Hiram Monserrate of Queens lost his Assembly bid to Francisco Moya. In 2009, Espada and...
View full sizeNew York State Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., D-Bronx, lost his primary Tuesday.NEW YORK (AP) — A pair of New York Democrats who've grabbed headlines for legislative antics and legal woes have gone under the political steamroller.
Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. of the Bronx was trounced by Gustavo Rivera in Tuesday's primary. Former Sen. Hiram Monserrate of Queens lost his Assembly bid to Francisco Moya.
In 2009, Espada and Monserrate staged a monthlong state Senate coup by joining a Republican-dominated coalition that overthrew the majority.
Espada is accused of illegally directing millions of dollars in government grants to his health clinic.
Monserrate was expelled from the Senate in February after a misdemeanor assault conviction involving his girlfriend.