Brooklyn Democratic Party official Charles Ragusa filed an ethics complaint against Councilman Justin Brannan accusing him of threatening the official’s position during an expletive-filled ti…
“These run-ins with City laws, rules, and ethics demonstrate a pattern and practice on the part of Justin Brannan in which he believes that he is above the law because he is an elected official,” Ragusa said.
Brannan, the Council’s finance committee chair, and Ragusa are backing different candidates in the Democratic primary in the new majority-Asian 43rd Council District.“Democratic District Leader Ragusa needs to look in the mirror and ask himself: Am I working as hard as I can to elect candidates who want to strengthen organized labor? Fund public schools? Support small businesses? Provide equal justice?” the Brannan rep said.
A Brannan campaign rep confirmed the councilman threatened to oust Ragusa from his party leadership, suggesting Ragusa was a closet Republican.During the troubling conversation, Ragusa wanted to make a deal with the councilman to protect a Ragusa ally — longtime Democrat Assemblyman Bill Colton — when he runs for re-election in 2024, according to a Brannan insider.
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