The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released the following statement from Chairman Ben Ray Luján on Republican Congressman Michael Grimm’s announced resignation:
“The people of Staten Island and Brooklyn were lied to throughout the last election by Michael Grimm and, sadly, Republicans let it happen despite his legal troubles. Before the new Congress is even sworn in, we’re seeing the promises their members made to get elected being broken.
Now voters will finally get the choice to get out from under the shadow of the scandals that have plagued Republicans holding this seat in recent years. While this a challenging district for a Democrat in a special election, we will have a candidate who will fight to grow the middle class and ensure the deck isn’t stacked in favor of the special interests and the wealthiest few.”