Weprin To Be Dem Candidate In NY-9

A Democratic source has confirmed that Assemblyman David Weprin is going to be the Democrats candidate in the special election for NY-9, the seat that is vacant following Anthony Weiner’s resignation.

Weprin is going to be meeting with Democrats in the district tonight and the paperwork certifying him as the candidate will be filed tomorrow.

The source tells CapTon that Weprin was picked because he is the “most loyal” to the Queens Democratic party – which basically picks the candidate for the special election because close to 70% of the weighted vote is in Queens.

The source also says no agreement was made between Weprin and party leaders that he won’t run in 2012. There has been speculation that this district would be carved up and merged with surrounding seats as part of redistricting, with NY set to lose two congressional seats. That means Weprin might have to primary another incumbent Democrat in a district where voters aren’t familiar with him.