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Cooper lays aside Senate hopes, endorses Gillibrand

Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor). (MAY 20,

Photo credit: FREELANCE/Kathy Kmonicek | Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor). (MAY 20, 2009).

Suffolk Legis. Jon Cooper was ready to make a primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, until he met her, he said Monday.

Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor) ended his efforts to run for the U.S. Senate Monday, throwing his support to Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) at a Mineola news conference where the two pols - whose camps spent much of the summer and fall sniping at each other - did everything short of singing...

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