Oct 21, 2009 3:11 pm US/Eastern
Paterson Declines To Call For Monserrate's Ouster
NEW YORK (CBS) ―
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New York State Sen. Hiram Monserrate.
New York City Council
Gov. David Paterson has declined to join other top Democrats calling for state Sen. Hiram Monserrate to resign over his misdemeanor conviction for assaulting his girlfriend.
In his first public comments on last week's conviction, Paterson says Wednesday that domestic violence remains a major concern, with a million women statewide calling 911 annually. But he'll wait for a special Senate committee's investigation into Monserrate's case.
The Queens Democrat was acquitted of a felony assault charge. A conviction on that charge would have automatically cost him his seat.
Monserrate has refused to resign. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and several other Democrats say he should.
Monserrate, on November 4, 2008, was elected to represent the 13th District in the New York State Senate and was appointed Chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee.
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