ALBANY—There’s news from Western New York that Henry Wojtaszek, the chairman of the Niagara County Republican Committee, is leaving his job at the law firm Harris Beach in preparation for a run at Joe Mondello’s seat as chair of the state party.
“I’m exploring a run, but it’s a full-time endeavor to get out and talk to the people,” Wojtaszek told me in a brief phone interview. He left the firm, effective Thursday.
Wojtaszek has been in Albany recently as an ancillary player in the Republican coup of June 8 that sparked a still-unresolved leadership struggle. One thing working against Wojtaszek is that he’s not particularly close to Manhattan’s wealthy.
