New York Senate Debacle: The Powerbrokers of 1965 and Pissants of 2009
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Robert F. Wagner Jr.,
New York Politics,
Joseph Zaretzki,
Pedro Espada,
2009,
New York,
Robert F. Kennedy,
Jack Bronston,
1965,
Hiram Monserrate,
New York State Senate,
Nelson Rockefeller,
Julian Erway,
Anthony Travia,
Stanley Steingut,
Robert Kennedy,
Alan Hevesi,
New York News
The leadership stalemate of 1965 occurred at the start of the session, when bill expiration deadlines weren't looming. Pedro Espada's defection (facilitated by Hiram Monserrate) flushed months of hard-fought negotiations and legislative footwork down the toilet.
John R. Bohrer | Posted 07.31.2009 | New York