A potentially bitter conflict is brewing among Republicans in New York’s reddest congressional district. Rep. Chris Collins’ indictment on insider trading charges and pending trial on corruption charges has the party worried.
’ indictment on insider trading charges and pending trial on corruption charges has the party worried about what ought to be a shoo-in victory next year.
Jacobs, a former New York secretary of state from Western New York’s wealthiest family , is touting his political and business experience. And Jacobs is embracing the Trump agenda, just as Collins has. The key difference, he says, is that Collins is now hamstrung by his legal problems, rendering him ineffective.Sign Up
“While Congressman Collins will decide on re-election over the next few months, his effectiveness cannot be questioned," his spokesperson Jennifer Brown said by email. "He continues to be one of President Trump’s best supporters, and remains effective in representing his constituents and working closely with the White House. ... Should Mr. Collins decide to run he has said over and over that his campaign will have the necessary funds to share its message with voters.
“I don’t have anything negative to say about him except that it’s a very negative situation that he’s in,” Parlato said of Collins. Parlato, who declared in late July, is painting herself as a political outsider who can add her voice to the small band of 13 Republican women in Congress. “For me, waiting to jump in this race until he makes his decision is really too late.”
Another local GOP official said he spoke to two other interested candidates just this month. Additional names high on the possible succession list include Republican Erie County comptroller Stefan Mychajliw Jr., state Assemblyman Stephen Hawley and Medal of Honor recipient David Bellavia, an Iraq War veteran who ran against Collins in 2012, when the incumbent won his first term.
Republicans didn’t have much time to triage the news of Collins' indictment in 2018, Campbell said, so it makes sense
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