Staten Island DA Involved in Eric Garner Case to Run for Congressional Seat Vacated by Michael Grimm
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Photo by Debbie Egan-Chin/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images(STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.) — The Staten Island, N.Y. district attorney who declined to indict the police officers involved in the chokehold death of Eric Garner announced on Friday that he would run for the congressional seat vacated by Rep. Michael Grimm earlier this year.
Dan Donovan had announced last week that he would consider running for the vacant seat in New York’s 11th Congressional District. On Friday, Donovan said that “in the week since my last announcement, the enthusiasm for my candidacy has only broadened and intensified, with expressions of support also from beyond the two boroughs.”
Grimm resigned from his seat, which represents part of Staten Island and part of Brooklyn, after pleading guilty to a felony tax charge in federal court. His resignation became official on Jan. 5.
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