Mike Miller has found a formula that works, and he intends to put it to good use in the next seven weeks.
The incumbent Assemblymember, representing the 38th District, who won the seat in a Special Election after Anthony Seminerio resigned and pleaded guilty to defrauding the people of New York of his honest services, beat Democratic opponent Nick Comaianni 77 percent to 23 percent in the primary on Tuesday, September 14.
“We did a great job, had a great team,” Miller told The Courier. Crediting his door-to-door campaign and his work as a “full-time Assemblymember,” he said that “people appreciate the work I’ve done,” and that he intends to continue.
Comaianni, Community Education Council District 24 president, will continue his own work, according to campaign spokesperson James McClelland.
“It was an uphill battle,” said McClelland. “He didn’t have a lot of money, but he had a lot of volunteers.”
Claiming that Miller raised $20 for every one of Comaianni’s, McClelland continued, “It’s hard to run a campaign these days without a lot of money, but he’s proud of the campaign he ran.”
As for the debacle with the new voting machines, McClelland said that they are “definitely not user-friendly.”
“A lot of voters couldn’t find their candidates, many of the polls opened late, and closing them, there were problems with print outs,” he said.
There are seven weeks before the general election on November 2 for the Board of Elections to address the numerous problems, at which time Miller will face Republican Donna Marie Caltabiano.
