Can We Have Some Competition?

There will be a Special Election called in the near future to fill the seat soon to be vacated by Controller Elect Alan Butkovitz. There will only be one candidate for that seat: John Sabatina, Jr. There were rumblings that Lisa Deeley was still interested but they have since fizzled out. There have been no Republicans mentioned at all for that seat. This District can still be a competitive District, but what is odd about the whole thing is whole people to tend to let John's father John Sabatina Sr. have his way with things. Having met John, the younger, he seems like a nice guy who also happens to be a lawyer. But the question remains, what has he done in the Community? This is not a criticism; rather it is a research project. John is going to become a Member of the General Assembly because 1. he is a Democrat and 2. because of who his father is. Now some may be saying this did not help Sharif Street in his failed bid to unseat Frank Oliver. No it did not help here, but that race had something that this one lacks: COMPETITION. Frank Oliver was an Incumbent with a long history and there was a race here. While in the 174th Legislative District, there is no competition. John's father wants John to have the seat and John will have it, nuf said. This is unacceptable. If there is a Republican or Democrat living in the 174th, you should look into running for this seat and help Democracy strive. This is not a Dictatorship.