Fornario - coalition
candidate?
Republicans and Democrats on the Orange County Legislature are putting the finishing touches on an arrangement that would see Republican lawmaker Frank Fornario, Jr. become the chairman in the new year. Sources told MidHudsonNews.com Friday night that the other GOP chairman hopeful, Spencer McLaughlin, has dropped out of the race.
In return, the Democrats, who have one vote less than the majority Republicans, have agreed to back Fornario, the sources said. Democrat Minority Leader Anthony Marino last night would only say that he would have an announcement to make early in the new week.
Fornario is seen by Democrats as a coalition builder who would include the Democrats in leadership positions in the committee process.
Even if many of the 11 Republicans vote against Fornario, he will have the 10 Democrat member votes, his own, and that of his staunch GOP supporter Michael Amo.
The new legislature will vote on a chairman next Thursday.
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