Bruno Challenger Surfaces as Democrats Ride High
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A prominent criminal defense attorney in Albany is preparing to announce his candidacy against the Republican leader of the Senate, Joseph Bruno, who hasn’t faced a serious general election challenge since he was crowned majority leader in 1995.
Seeking to catch the wave of Democratic momentum following his party’s upset victory in an upstate Senate election last month, the lawyer, Brian Premo, says he’s convinced Mr. Bruno is beatable. “I have always believed that in our community, Joe is not as well-liked as he would like to believe and as others in the political arena might presume,” he said in an interview.
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