Johnson Pulls Ahead in Speaker's Race

 

By Gloria Pazmino and Laura Nahmias

As the race for City Council Speaker enters its final stages, Council Member Corey Johnson seems to have gathered enough support to become the body’s next leader.

“It’s looking inevitable,” one member, who would only speak on background, told POLITICO.

Several sources said Johnson is close to finalizing a deal to secure the speakership with negotiations with the county organizations ratcheting up talks in the last two days. One source said county leaders had begun calling members to inform them Wednesday.

Neither Johnson nor his spokespeople returned a request for comment. 

Click here for the full article. 

Source: Politico (via The Empire Report)