October 13, 2008
Islip's Montano drops State Senate bid
Suffolk Legis. Ricardo Montano (D-Central Islip) has dropped his bid for State Senate and is backing fellow Islip resident Jimmy Dahroug.
"I want to stay in the county legislature and I don't want to divide the vote for Jimmy," said Montano, who was miffed when Brookhaven Supervisor Brian Foley, a last-minute entry to the race and now the front-runner, blew off a meeting hours before the county party convention.
Dahroug, who works in the county probation department and has already lost twice against incumbent state Sen. Caesar Trunzo, called Montano's backing "very significant" because in the 2006 Democratic Senate primary he and Montano captured 65 percent of the vote in a three-way race. He also noted Islip makes up 55 percent of the Senate district.
Dahroug has also garnered the backing of Islip Democratic chairman Ivan Young.
But Foley said the impact of Dahroug's endorsers will be "negligible," noting his strong backing from others like Assemb. Ginny Fields (D-Oakdale), Presiding Officer William Lindsay (D-Holbrook) and Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington).
Montano's action last week comes before candidates are due to file nominating petitions by Wednesday, with at least a thousand signatures needed to qualify. Some sources say that Montano did not have enough.
"Talking is easy," said Islip's Democratic supervisor, Philip Nolan. "But collecting petitions in the summer heat takes more than hot air."
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