Former New York congressman Michael Grimm will run for his old seat — less than 16 months after he was released from federal prison.
Grimm, who represented New York’s 13th district from 2011 to 2013 and New York’s 11th district from 2013 to 2015 is expected to announced his candidacy for next year’s Republican primary against Rep. Daniel Donovan at a rally on Oct. 1, sources told NY1.
Donovan — who won the special election to replace Grimm in May 2015 — represents Staten Island and parts of south Brooklyn, and according to NY1, all of the area’s elected GOPers have already signed a pledge to support his reelection campaign.
Grimm resigned in December 2014 after being charged with federal tax evasion, fraud and perjury. He pledged to retain his seat.
His prison term began in September 2015, and he was released early in May 2016.
Grimm has slowly reemerged back into the political world, appearing on NY1 in August and criticizing Donovan.
Grimm was also infamous for threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony in the Capitol following a speech by President Obama because the reporter asked him about his then-pending charges.
Grimm declined to comment to NY1.
