United They Stand

Grimm wins Conservative Party support.

Wednesday, April 4, 2012 | 1:01 p.m.

The Staten Island Conservative Party and the Brooklyn Conservative Party on April 3 "announced that they have endorsed" Rep. Michael Grimm (R).

Staten Island Conservative sec. Harold Wagner: "He's done a fantastic job since he's been in there," Harold Wagner, secretary of the Island party, said outside Borough Hall. "We should give him another shot. We feel like he's going to do even more for Staten Island in the future. We're going to see better things from him."

In 2010, the Staten Island Conservative Party endorsed ex-Rep. Mike McMahon (D) over Grimm. But Brooklyn leaders "refused to agree." Because the CD includes parts of two counties, the decision was left to the state Conservative Party, "which gave Grimm the ballot line."

Grimm: "When you put those two together, you have an overwhelming amount of support and dedication. Between my work ethic and the dedication and passion of the volunteers, we're going to have a very, very strong campaign."

Grimm "has also been endorsed by the Independence Party, which went with McMahon in 2010" (Wrobleski, Staten Island Advance, 4/4).