He made the announcement at La Fontana in Oakwood on Feb. Fossella, 27, was surrounded by dozens of family, friends and supporters at La Fontana in Oakwood on Saturday afternoon as he announced he was running for the 51st Council District seat vacated by former Councilmember Joseph Borelli. Fossella is the son of current Borough President Vito Fossella, who also served as the South Shore councilman from to A graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School in Oakwood, Fossella has worked in financial services in the private sector.
Given the opportunity to serve as your councilman, I promise to fight day and night for you, and I know that it is a privilege and massive responsibility to be an elective representative. Griffin Fossella is joined by dozens of family, friends, and supporters as he announces his run for the South Shore City Council seat. If you elect me as your councilman, I will work around the clock for all of my constituents, regardless of your political ideology.
Fossella said he felt safe growing up on Staten Island, but but wonders what childhood would be like for kids growing up on the borough today; he cited the prevalence of drug use and violence in other boroughs. He was then reelected in November the same year, and served until Vito Fossella was elected as congressman in , representing Staten Island and South Brooklyn for 11 years. That means candidates will appear without party lines and there will be no primary contests ahead of the special election.
Griffin Fossella is the latest candidate to run for the seat. I have a long record of service on the community board, with non-profits in the borough, and in efforts to change New York for the better. Voters on the South Shore will likely be familiar with special elections, as their two most recent representatives in the City Council took office that way. Borelli succeeded his predecessor โ Vincent Ignizio, current deputy executive director for the New York City Board of Elections โ after he left for a job at Catholic Charities of Staten Island in Ignizio took office in after his City Council predecessor, current State Sen.
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