With New York’s 99th Assembly seat being vacated by Greg Ball, potential candidates have been considering throwing their hat into the contest for what is considered a safe Republican seat. Putnam County Legislator Dan Birmingham had initially stepped forward as the frontrunner, but shut down his campaign last week.

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