Democrats' Schaffer would back Levy bid for governor
Photo credit: Kathy Kmonicek | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy speaks about his plan to counter heroin abuse during a news conference. (Dec. 17, 2009)
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Suffolk Democratic chairman Richard Schaffer said yesterday he will back County Executive Steve Levy's bid for governor if he decides to run, but that only gets him nearly one-third of the 25 percent convention vote he needs to get on a primary ballot.
Sources say the party leader played no role in Levy's decision and was only informed shortly before the county executive's Sunday press announcement...
