Hiram Monserrate, the ousted state senator who is on the ballot in next month’s Democratic primary for an Assembly seat in Queens, is a decided underdog against Francisco Moya.
Hiram Monserrate, who three months ago failed to regain the State Senate seat he lost after being convicted of misdemeanor domestic assault, is running for a seat representing Queens.
Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled from the State Senate after he was convicted of assaulting his companion, lost in a special election to José R. Peralta.
Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled from the State Senate after he was convicted of assaulting his companion, lost in a special election to José R. Peralta, according to early returns.
Voters in the special election on Tuesday for the state’s 13th Senate District will choose among Hiram Monserrate, José R. Peralta and Robert Beltrani.
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Assemblyman José R. Peralta, Hiram Monserrate’s main opponent, has strong Democratic Party and gay support, but Monserrate has name recognition.
In the first decision of what could be a long appeals process, a judge rejected the former senator’s argument that his expulsion was unconstitutional.