Simcha Felder Hires Again With an Eye on Comptroller Race

Published: September 17, 2007, 5:03 am

Tags: politics, 2009, david weprin, david yassky, eric kuo, george fontas, james brennan, john liu, melinda katz, new york city comptroller, oliver koppell, sam cooper, scott gastel, scott stringer, simcha felder, vinny gentile

Councilman and all-but-announced city comptroller candidate Simcha Felder of Brooklyn hired another staffer: Eric Kuo, who will be the new new press person. Kuo previously did press for Councilman Vincent Gentile, a Democrat in the conservative-leaning Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn (the same area that produced Democratic operatives George Fontas, Scott Gastel and Sam Cooper). He also worked for Councilman Oliver Koppell in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. (There are probably some notable operatives from there too, but I'll need some help on that one.) Felder's most recent hire before Kuo was an operative with experience in Queens, which happens to be home to three likely opponents: Council members Melinda Katz, David Weprin and John Liu. Kuo's hire, if we feel like parsing the significance, not only gives Felder access to someone with experience in yet another part of the city but may help him, around campaign season, to appeal to any Chinese-American media and

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