Outraged former Congressman Vito Fossella emerged from political exile on Tuesday to say that he is seeking the Republican nomination for the Staten Island Borough presidential race – more than a dozen years after a second family scandal killed his career Given.
“We are distributing petitions starting today,” Fossella told the Post.
56-year-old Fossella said he wanted to push back against the progressive politics of outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio and help lead Staten Island’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I’ve seen what has happened in the last eight years, especially in the last four years: support to save the police, shooting in the middle of the day.”
“We are fleeing the city, fleeing Staten Island for greener pastures. We need to get back to basics. People deserve solutions and a strong voice. I believe I am that person.”
Fossella also said that he would make amends for the affair in which he kicked a child out of wedlock and reconciled with his wife, childhood girlfriend Mary Pat.
“I believe in other opportunities. All humans make mistakes. I accept responsibility for my actions, ”he said.
Fossella was an obscure member of the City Council when he was elected to Congress in a special election in 1997 with more than $ 1 million in funding from the National Republican Party.
A staunch conservative, he was re-elected five times but did not run again after an arrest in 2008 in Alexandria, Va. For drunk driving.
A week after the bust, the married father of three admitted to having a long-term relationship with former US Air Force intelligence officer, Laura Fay, with whom she gave birth to a daughter.
The admission followed the revelation that Fay had picked him up after his arrest.
The Staten Island Borough President’s job is for Graves in November, as the two-term incumbent, Republican James Odo, is barred from allowing re-election due to term limits.
According to the latest state nomination figures, Democrats outperform Republicans in Staten Island from 144,357 to 107,085.
But voters in Borough favor GOP candidates, with 57 percent of then-President Donald Trump’s support last year, the same portion he supported in 2016.
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