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Hiram at the Council
June 11th, 2009

Not long ago, the state’s now infamous Democratic defector, Sen. Hiram Monserrate, was a member of the New York City Council.

There, he established a primarily Democratic record, and he rarely (like the rest of his colleagues) voted against the City Council speaker’s agenda. For the most part, he kept in line.

Maybe the air in Albany sparked something in him?

He did seem to have a moderate streak, voting against a bill to restrict campaign contributions from those that do business with the city, the city’s green cart legislation and also a cell phone ban at performances. In total, Monserrate voted no 26 times from January 2006 until January 2009, when he left the council to join the Senate.

When asked yesterday about his time at the council, Council Speaker Christine Quinn said she would let his “record speak for itself.”

You can check out his full voting record through our handy City Laws Database.

By Courtney Gross on June 11, 2009, 1:12 pm
In category: Albany, Electoral Politics, Environment, Governing, Health, Law, nextNY | 1 Comment »

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One Response to “Hiram at the Council”

  1. Year One Online Says:
    June 20th, 2009 at 2:51 pm

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