The members of the Sharps family live on a houseboat in Red Hook. And because of redrawn district lines, in the upcoming Democratic primary they'll get to elect two district leaders entirely on their own. cliomiso reports
Photo: edwardhblake/Flickr The Waterfront Barge Museum, which has been docked off the shores of Red Hook since 1994, is an easy thing to recognize. It’s a large floating rectangular structure with bright-red walls and the words “Lehigh Valley” painted on the side in white. A few years back, the Brooklyn Eagle profiled David Sharps, who bought the century-old railroad barge in 1985 for $500.
That means the houseboat will be represented by a totally different assemblymember from the Sharpses’ neighbors. That’s strange on its own, and it gets stranger because of a slightly esoteric election in the upcoming primary. Each Brooklyn Assembly district elects two district leaders, one man and one woman — relatively obscure positions that govern the county’s political party, including voting for party leadership and nominating judges.
Graphic: https://newyork.redistrictingandyou.org No one seemed to know about the opportunity to run for district leader in Assembly District 61 until suddenly someone did: Lenny and Mariya Markh, husband and wife, who filed their petition April 7 and are running unopposed. Lenny Markh is chief of staff to Sheepshead Bay Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz, and Mariya Markh ran for City Council in 2021, when she was endorsed by Brooklyn party boss Rodneyse Bichotte.
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