Former Clinton aide to challenge NY state Sen. Bill Perkins
Basil Smikle, well-known political consultant and former Clinton aide, announced he will challenge NY state Sen. Bill Perkins in the Democratic primary...
From NY Post
In a move that rocked the Harlem political establishment, well-known political consultant Basil Smikle announced yesterday he will challenge state Sen. Bill Perkins in a Democratic primary — and slammed the incumbent’s opposition to charter schools.
“I’m running because I feel I can be a far better representative than Senator Perkins,” Smikle, who strongly supports charter schools, told The Post.
The former aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton declared his candidacy after longtime friend Larry Blackmon bowed out of the race and cleared the field.
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