A VC in the Running to Replace Gillibrand
According to Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call, venture capitalist Scott Murphy, a managing director atventure fund network Advantage Capital, is among a small pool of contenders for the Congressional seat of Kirsten Gillibrand, New York's junior Senator as of earlier today. Evidently, the rural upstate seat is in a traditionally Republican-leaning district, but a Republican candidate would be far from a shoo-in after an election cycle that’s left the party reeling. New York Governor David Paterson is expected to call a special election, one that will likely fall in early March.
28 January 2009•2 mins read
