Boyle GOP pick for Johnson seat; James Conte won't run
Photo credit: Barry Sloan | Assemb. Philip Boyle got the Conservative endorsement for his run for a State Senate seat. (July 13, 2012)
Assemb. Philip Boyle will replace veteran state Sen. Owen Johnson (R-West Babylon) as the GOP candidate for the seat that the 83-year-old lawmaker has held for 40 years.
Republicans also will have to decide by Friday who should run for Boyle's 8th Assembly District seat and for the 10th District seat of Assemb. James Conte, who has disclosed an ongoing battle with cancer and formally decided...
