Richard Gere floated as NY House candidate
By Judy Kurtz - 08/10/18 09:37 AM EDT
Richard Gere’s next starring role could be as a House candidate in New York, according to at least one local official.
Buzz is building in the Empire State that Gere could make a bid for Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney’s seat, according to The New York Post. The Democratic congressman is running in next month’s primary for state attorney general. If Maloney wins, his House seat would be up for grabs.
“Richard Gere’s name is being whispered about among Democrats. We’ll see what he’s made of,†Middletown Mayor Joe DeStefano (D) told the paper.
“The bottom line is I want to elect a Democrat to kill the Trump agenda,†DeStefano said.
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