Grimm is resigning after evading taxes leaving the seat wide open…
Via CNS News:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential candidates eyed a New York congressional seat Tuesday as Republican Rep. Michael Grimm announced his resignation, following a guilty plea on tax evasion charges.
Among the possible candidates is a Staten Island prosecutor who oversaw a case in which a white New York City police officer was cleared in the death of a black man in an apparent chokehold. Two state lawmakers and a former congressman who was unseated by Grimm could also be interested in the open seat.
House Speaker John Boehner called Grimm’s resignation “honorable,” saying Grimm made his decision “with the best interests of his constituents and the institution (of the House) in mind.”