Campaign Roundup: Espaillat Reportedly Prepared to Concede to Rangel

| 16 Feb 2015 | 09:37

Manhattan Adriano Espaillat is reportedly [preparing to](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-york-state-sen-adriano-espaillat-verge-conceding-rep-charles-rangel-article-1.1110293) conceded to Charlie Rangel and will run instead for state Senate re-election. Certification of Rangel's win will [likely come](http://online.wsj.com/article/AP01f19dc5e1714003b292312203d70949.html) on Tuesday. Brooklyn Marty Golden [was called a](http://newsroom.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/07/politican-wanted-to-have-a-charm-school-for-women-in-his-district/?iref=allsearch) "sexist pig" on CNN for wanting to hold his now-cancelled feminine etiquette event. Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes [has a primary](http://politicker.com/2012/07/charles-hynes-has-an-opponent/) opponent. MoveOn.org really, [really regrets](http://politicker.com/2012/07/moveon-is-really-sorry-for-saying-bad-things-about-charles-barron/) going after Charles Barron during his congressional primary. 2013 Mayoral Race The various candidates are using social media, [but are wary](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303343404577514900289487624.html) of repeating Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter incident. U.S. Senate Kirsten Gillibrand told [reporters that](http://www.capitaltonight.com/2012/07/gillibrand-says-viewpoints-values-very-different-from-long/) her values are fundamentally different from those of Wendy Long. To read more from City & State [click here. ](http://www.cityandstateny.com)