"According to local Republican leaders, however, the manner in which the seat was created is a "dirty trick" by Democrats to stack the odds in their favor. During a press conference Monday called by Staten Island Republican Party Chair Mike Tannousis, he said the move was a ploy by a Democratic-majority in Albany and the Staten Island Democratic Party. There are two municipal districts for judges in Civil Court."
"The new seat budgeted for 2025 was for a District 1 seat. That district encompasses the North and West shores, where approximately 100,000 residents are registered to vote in the upcoming election. District 2 encompasses the East and South Shores, where approximately 200,000 residents are registered voters. According to Republican leaders, lawmakers had a choice to create the new seat in District 1, District 2, or to make it a boroughwide seat."
A new Civil Court judgeship will be elected on Staten Island after state lawmakers created an additional seat budgeted for 2025. Republican leaders say the seat was placed in District 1 to advantage the Staten Island Democratic Party and called the maneuver a "dirty trick." District 1 covers the North and West shores with roughly 100,000 registered voters; District 2 covers the East and South shores with roughly 200,000 registered voters and is described as strongly Republican. Republicans contend lawmakers could have made the seat boroughwide or assigned it to District 2. Democratic leadership disputed the accusations and labeled Republican claims as misinformation.
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