Carrion Announces Campaign Co-Chairs
The co-chairs for Adolfo Carrion’s comptroller campaign will be former state comptroller H. Carl McCall and business executive Leo Hindrey Jr. of InterMedia Partners, the campaign announced this morning.
Hindrey, the former C.E.O. of the YES Network (which broadcasts Yankees games) also helped raise money for another Bronx politician seeking citywide office: Fernando Ferrer, who ran for mayor in 2005.
During an interview with Hindrey back then, Greg Sargent asked, “Isn’t your real campaign function to make Ferrer acceptable to the white business establishment?”
Hindrey said that description was “fine.”
As far as comptroller endorsements go, McCall’s is a good one to get, as he served as New York State Comptoller from 1993 until 2003. (And I don’t think city Comptroller Bill Thompson is getting involved in the crowded fight to succeed him.)
While it might seem premature for the the 2009 races, this kind of announcement is usually made early--especially when other candidates, like Melinda Katz, have been publicizing their union support and campaign infrastructure for some time.
Also running for the seat are David Weprin, David Yassky, Simcha Felder and Jim Brennan.
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It seems as if everyone has a phenomenal operation other than Liu and Weprin especially.
i think it should remain clear that while adolfo carrion has been a good leader in his present position he certainly may have stepped into the wrong arena with katz. from the beginning the councilwoman made it clear that this was the position she coveted and has built her support around that decision. on the other hand mr carrion really wished to be mayor and when it was obvious that he was not be taken serious for that position he changed his tune. truthfully he should have stayed there....he may have had a better showing.
"Isn't Carl McCall the same guy who signed off on Dick Grasso's $250 million NYSE compensation package? This is a great guy to name as your campaign chairman. And then Leo Hindery is the managing partner of a major private equity firm – there's no conflict of interest there??? Senor Carrion's campaign is falling apart in front of our eyes! Who is advising this guy? When is he going to drop down and run for Public Advocate?"