Espada Took Large Contributions From NY GOP

Apparently the state Republican party knew what they were going to get when Pedro Espada declared to go back to the State Senate after being booted several years ago. He has indulged in general scumbaggery for quite some time and is at it again currently. He really isn't a Democrat but remains so because his district is heavily blue. The Democratic leadership was wary of his challenge to get back in and obviously the Republicans were giddy over it and showed it with their checkbooks.

From The NY Daily News:

Newly filed state campaign disclosure forms show Espada this fall received ten times as much cash from Senate GOP Majority Leader Dean Skelos than the Democrat looking to succeed him in January, Malcolm Smith.

Skelos gave Espada $5,000 while Smith donated just $500. Smith had backed Espada's primary opponent, Sen. Efrain Gonzalez.

Espada (D-Bronx) also got a combined $3,000 in Republican money from Sen. Martin Golden of Brooklyn and former Sen. Nicholas Spano of Westchester, and another $5,000 from fellow dissident Democrat, Sen. Carl Kruger.

He got some cash from his fellow actual Democratic Senators but clearly the bulk of his campaign was financed by the conservatives in this state. Now he's ready to come through for Skelos et al. but really all he cares about is himself. If the Democrats would have given him more of a stage for power, he'd have gone the other way. Espada is one of the many curses upon Albany and helps give it that slimy feel.