Politicoblogger Jeremy Blaber repeats a rumor that James Sottile has had enough of being unpopular, and isn't going to run for reelection.
With Mayor Sottile being forced out of the race, the field of Democrats will widen. James Noble, Bill Reynolds, Mike Madsen, Hayes Clement, David Donaldson...it will be a huge field. Alderman at Large Noble and Majority Leader Reynolds are both in good positions to take the Dem nomination but it's really anyones race and anyone can do a better job than Sottile.
Kingston residents should be happy to know that Hiz Honor is on another two week vacation...we all know he deserves it, that graffiti does not clean itself up.
Zing!
No word from Mike Madsen's blog yet on whether he's interested.
Semi-related: a 2007 video of Sottile getting slapped by the Ulster County DA candidate's wife at a fundraiser, and our recent take on Hizzoner's predeliction for battle rap.
