(WEST VILLAGE, NY PATCH) February 16, 2020

One of City Council Speaker Corey Johnson’s top aides has thrown his hat in the ring to take over the council member’s seat when its term expires next year.

Erik Bottcher, the chief of staff for the Manhattan council member, filed his candidacy Wednesday to get on the 2021 ballot for District 3, which spans from SoHo and Greenwich Village to the bottom of the Upper West Side.

Bottcher’s campaign, first reported by THE CITY, is the latest venture in his decade-long career in politics, first as a liaison for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and then on Johnson’s staff since 2015.

Source: https://patch.com/new-york/west-village/corey-johnsons-chief-staff-run-his-city-council-seat