This week: Village Voice Names Jim Brennan "Best Brooklyn Assemblyman Who Never Quits"
Week of October 17: In its "Best of 2007" edition, the Village Voice has awarded Jim Brennan high honors. Calling him "the Best Brooklyn Assemblyman Who Never Quits," here's what they had to say:
"The argument for term limits-imposed on city officials by referendum in 1993-is that politicians grow jaded, complacent, and worse the longer they remain in office. There are so many examples of this ailment dwelling in the un-limited state legislature that it's hard to argue against this logic. But there are also those, like Brooklyn AssemblymanJim Brennan, who just keep getting better. First elected in 1985, Brennan this year alone has earned his keep several times over. He won passage of bills to force the ham-handed city buildings department to crack down on the epidemic of rogue developers who have been running roughshod over home-owning communities around the city. He was also the only elected official to expose the high costs that the Pataki administration's deregulation of utilities brought to consumers. When the state refused to provide details of its agreements with Forest City Ratner for the huge Atlantic Yards project, Brennan took it to court. There, he won the release of hundreds of pages of previously secret records that showed what the government and the developer hadn't told the public: that their pledge to provide affordable housing was based on a shaky financial premise. "
Well, as you can see from just this one Village Voice accolade, Jim's platform will be all about thinking and acting, not about pleasing the powers that be; since he has no ambition to run for any other office, he'll work hard for all New Yorkers.
And you can be sure that his audits will go to the root of City agencies, contracts and problems.
Find out more about Jim Brennan and his grassroots, clean government campaign for NYC Comptroller on the campaign's website:
Calling the race the culmination of his career, Brennan prepares to take on several high profile Council members
The race to replace Bill Thompson (D) as New York City comptroller is already well under way, with a slew of high profile, term-limited Council members raising money and coyly campaigning.
Into the mix, and making no bones about his intentions, comes Assembly Member James Brennan, a well-respected six-term Democratic legislator from Park Slope, Brooklyn.
