Kellner Gets More Backing in Non-Race

Council member Jessica Lappin today endorsed Micah Kellner, providing another indication that the race for Assembly seat being vacated by Pete Grannis on the East Side may not turn out to be much of a contest at all.

Kellner also has the backing of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, and a prospective Democratic opponent, Barry Klein, Read More

Klein: Never Mind

Democratic candidate Barry Klein, who is Assemblyman Jonathan Bing’s chief of staff, is about to drop out of the race for the Pete Grannis Assembly seat, according to a source familiar with the campaign.

– Azi Paybarah

East Side Theories

The names swirling around for Pete Grannis’ seat include his chief of staff Tony Morenzi, the neighboring Assemblyman’s chief of staff Barry Klein and local state committee member Micah Kellner.

A simple (and simplistic) scouting report would go something like this: Klein is affable, and he knows the district well. Kellner is something of Read More