With the special election for borough president coming up on Tuesday, the Campaign Finance Board revealed that underdog candidate Anthony J. Ribustello, a Republican, had increased his war chest from $200 a month ago to more than $5,000.
Unfortunately, his opponent, Assemblyman Ruben Diaz, Jr., has now raised more than $400,000.
So confident is Diaz that he’s even announced his future deputy borough president, longtime Bronx politician and Assemblywoman Aurelia Greene, who accepted the offer.
And already, names are being floated to replace the two vacated seats in the Assembly. One name coming up as possible replacement for Diaz’s seat is Pedro G. Espada, a former city councilman and the son of State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr.
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