October 13, 2008
GOP candidate for Fossella seat dies
The millionaire endorsed by Republican leaders as their candidate for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Vito Fossella has died at his Staten Island home.
Relatives say Frank Powers died in his sleep of natural causes Sunday. He was 67.
Powers was a board member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs New York's massive bus and subway systems.
The retired Wall Street executive contributed often to GOP candidates but hadn't run before for public office.
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Fossella has held the House seat since 1997. But he was arrested in May on drunken-driving charges and later admitted he had fathered a child out of wedlock. He decided not to run for re-election.
Democratic leaders have targeted Fossella's seat, which Republican have held for almost 30 years.
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