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Merrick Democrat makes an uphill run at King's seat

Quick ReadHoward Kudler apparently spent a political pittance in 2008 to run for the Assembly in the 19th District, and got 38 percent of the vote against the incumbent.

Peter T. King, right, is running for re-election

Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Peter T. King, right, is running for re-election in the Third Congressional District against schoolteacher Howard Kudler.

Schoolteacher Howard Kudler, a Merrick Democrat, apparently spent a political pittance - although the exact amount is unclear - in 2008 to run for the Assembly in the 19th District, and got 38 percent of the vote against the incumbent.

This year, Kudler has reported no fundraising so far in his race for Congress in the 3rd District, and now he is up against Republican Peter King of Seaford,...

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