Council Member Launches Campaign in Bowne Park, Just Blocks From Where He Grew Up
Dan Halloran, a lifelong resident of Queens and a member of the New York City Council, launched his campaign today for Congress in New York's new Sixth Congressional District.
Flanked by an enthusiastic crowd of supporters, Halloran gathered under the American flag at Bowne Park in Flushing, just a block from his home and several blocks from where he grew up.
"I am running for Congress because the president and the Democrats' policies have failed, and New Yorkers need a new voice," Halloran said. "Democrats in Washington, led by President Obama, have spent us into financial ruin. They have failed to grow our economy and have led us deep into a harrowing recession. And they have thumbed their nose at Israel, calling for a return to its 1967 borders and showing an unwillingness to stand up to our mutual enemy, Iran, who wishes to destroy us. My Democratic opponents are nothing but a rubber stamp for this president's failed leadership."
Council Member Dan Halloran was elected to the City Council in 2009 on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Libertarian lines to represent Northeast Queens.
