Darden won’t challenge Jaffee
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- May
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County Legislature Vice Chairman William Darden, D-Hillcrest, announced today that he would not seek election to the 95th Assembly District against incumbent Ellen Jaffee, D-Suffern.
“I thought about it for a period of time. I had supporters over there and I truly treasure their support,” Darden said this afternoon.
Even though he knows it’s cliche, Darden said he honestly likes what he’s doing on the Legislature.
Still, he said, a run for the Assembly is “not out of the future.”
Jaffee had been facing as many as five challengers from within her own party. Of them, only one, Ramapo Town Clerk Chris Sampson, has decided to run. The others were Darden, Suffern Mayor John Keegan and former Legislators David Fried and Patrick Withers.
The Republicans are expected to run a candidate against Jaffee, who is finishing out her first term. The district includes Orangetown and parts of Ramapo.
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