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Related: About this forumEx-Controller John Liu will run for state Senate against Dem incumbent Tony Avella: source
KENNETH LOVETT
ALBANY Former city Controller John Liu has decided to run for state Senate, a source close to him told the Daily News.
Liu, 47, will enter a primary against Queens Democrat incumbent Tony Avella, who angered party leaders earlier this year by joining a faction of breakaway Dems who jointly control the Senate with the GOP. This is Johns reemergence, the source said. He sees it as an opportunity to contribute.
Liu served four years as city controller and is a former city councilman. He ran an unsuccessful primary campaign for mayor last year.
As controller, his campaign finances were probed, but he was never charged.
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(14,498 posts)BTW, Justin..... my "stalker" is back.
He struck for the third time yesterday.