No ‘immediate plans’ for Karben
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- January
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We learn the following from PolitickerNY.com, a blog that bills itself as “inside politics for political insiders: Ryan Karben, former state assemblyman, transferred $7,600 from the Hudson Valley Environmental Action Fund, a PAC he created, to his Assembly campaign committee.
But, he has no “immediate plans” to run for office, he talls Jimmy Vielkind of Politickerny.com. And to Vielkind’s query about Karben trying to get his old seat back, now held by Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Karben said “no.” Karben stepped down in 2006, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family, and has never addressed allegations that he made improper advances toward male staffers.
I put in a call to Karben this morning after reading it. “It’s a non-event,” Karben said flatly. He explained how the law allows such transfers, and how “PAC funds can’t be used for anything that deals with me personally.” He said that he is still involved in political life and public affairs … “it’s a way to be involved in the community.” And he’s not running against Jaffee.
So, what is Karben going to do, and why does he need a campaign committee? He says:
“I’m going to continue to deploy resources to change public policy for the better.”
I also asked Jaffee for comment. Here’s what was e-mailed back:
“I’m focused on working with my colleagues to close a multi-billion dollar budget gap and standing up for Rockland during budget negotiations, so the last thing on my mind is political speculation.”
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