POLITICSTHE CITY NYC
Brooklyn Reformers Set to Oust Embattled Democratic Party Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
New Kings Democrats and Brooklyn Can’t Wait candidates won eight of nine contested district leader races in Brooklyn, securing a majority to challenge Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn’s leadership of the Brooklyn Democratic Party. These reform groups aim to replace Hermelyn with Julio Peña, a district leader and community board chair, marking a potential shift in party control.
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