A rather joyful release from the campaign of Gustavo Rivera, who's challenging state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. in the Bronx:
An official report from a Bronx County Supreme Court-appointed referee today decreed that Gustavo Rivera's campaign collected well over the required number of signatures to qualify for this September's Primary Election and rejected a frivolous challenge made by Pedro Espada's campaign, dealing the embattled Senator yet another blow.
"Instead of fighting for our community, Pedro Espada tried to intimidate his own constituents and take away our right to vote for change," said Gustavo Rivera. "But the Bronx is still a democracy and our community will have a chance to elect new leadership on September 14th..."
"The Special Referee, John Ostermann, noted that Gustavo Rivera's 'campaign and petition (are) a model example.'"
No response from Team Espada yet.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/08/court-appointed-r...
