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NY Special Election Set to Replace Convicted US Rep. Grimm
Source: Associated Press
NY Special Election Set to Replace Convicted US Rep. Grimm
ALBANY, N.Y. — Feb 20, 2015, 10:48 AM ET
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has scheduled a special election for May 5 to replace U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, who resigned after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
Cuomo's announcement comes days after a federal judge ordered him to set the date by noon Friday in a lawsuit brought by voters.
U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein said the Staten Island Republican congressman's resignation Jan. 5 left 750,000 residents in a 66-square-mile area "bereft" of an advocate before the government bureaucracy or a voice in Congress.
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Feb 20, 2015, 10:48 AM ET
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has scheduled a special election for May 5 to replace U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, who resigned after pleading guilty to tax evasion.
Cuomo's announcement comes days after a federal judge ordered him to set the date by noon Friday in a lawsuit brought by voters.
U.S. District Judge Jack B. Weinstein said the Staten Island Republican congressman's resignation Jan. 5 left 750,000 residents in a 66-square-mile area "bereft" of an advocate before the government bureaucracy or a voice in Congress.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ny-special-election-set-replace-convicted-us-rep-29103059
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