[BN] Politics Now : Chris Collins gets the WaPo Style section treatment [The Buffalo News, N.Y.]
Jan. 23—JAN. 23, 2024
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The former Congressman from Clarence, who was imprisoned in 2020 for insider trading, was the subject of a big takeout in this weekend's Washington Post Style section focusing on Collins' life in
"Can this ex-congressman show Trump the path to life after indictment?" reads the WaPo headline. "Convicted for insider trading,
I reported in July that Collins was considering a run for
"We have a lot of criminals and nuts down here," Stephenson said of the Sunshine State.
The profile compares Collins to Trump and says the former president, if he is convicted of the numerous crimes of which he is accused, in a strange way could end up like Collins — disgraced but not defeated, and in a twisted way, wearing the conviction like some sort of badge of honor.
There are interviews with some notable WNY politicos, including
The article says Vacco helped launch Collins' political career at a
It references Collins' rocky tenure as
Interestingly, it says Collins negotiated the sale of biotech company
The story reinforces what many people already think of Collins: He is breathtakingly out of touch with many of the people he previously represented. He lives in a
Even if it makes his critics ill, Collins promises one thing: He is not receding from the spotlight anytime soon.
News & Notes:Erie County Republicans have endorsed
— two police officers for Assembly seats.
The endorsement process infuriated
— Assembly Majority Leader
"It looks very much different than what traditionally has happened," with more chair appointments going to downstate members, Peoples-Stokes told my colleague
— Erie County Democratic Chairman
In the
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