Wednesday, August 16, 2017

N.Y. Assembly Powerhouse Herman (Denny) Farrell Set to Retire After 42 years


A New York Daily News Exclusive


By Kenneth Lovett

ALBANY – One of the longest serving and most powerful state lawmakers is ready to call it quits.

Assemblyman Herman "Denny" Farrell (D-Manhattan) told the Daily News Tuesday that on Sept. 5 he will resign the seat he's held the past 42 years.

Farrell, 85, cited age, health, and the demands of the job as chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee as key reasons for his decision to retire.

"The Ways and Means Committee is a lot of work and it’s important,” Farrell said of the chairmanship he’s held since 1994. “I don't want to embarrass myself by putting the ice cream in my ear. I want to leave the day before that, not the day after." 

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Source: The Empire Report

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