ALBANY—Since he is no longer the minority leader, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco must be present in his seat for his vote to be counted. And there he sat yesterday afternoon, taking the occasional call on his cell phone, chatting with a few colleagues, and glancing down to review the housing legislation currently before his chamber.
As I approached him on the floor to talk about his other project–his bid for Congress, which hinges on an ongoing recount–he asked if there had been any ruling from a judge on whether his campaign’s objections to hundreds of absentee ballots will be sustained . (There hadn’t been.
