By Amanda Farinacci | NY1.com |With their hands raised in the air, members of the Staten Island Democratic Committee overwhelmingly voted Tuesday night to endorse Max Rose as their candidate for Congress. The 31-year-old war veteran was one of seven candidates hoping to win the party’s backing for the Congressional seat representing Staten Island and a slice of Southern Brooklyn. National Democrats have identified the seat as one that they hope to win back, tapped as part of its so-called “Red to Blue” program. That support and an aggressive fundraising campaign have helped Rose raise more than $800,000 for his campaign war chest. Read more of this storySource: NY1.com(Visited 11 times, 11 visits today)Commentscomments

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