This is starting to be brought up by several parties, including one of my fellow candidates and a local radio station, so I want to get out in front of it.
Yes, I do have a past as an “internet troll.”
I’ve written things that I truly regret. Nasty, cruel, hurtful and hateful things. Things that have gotten me in minor legal peril. I’ve paid dearly for my words. And I’m sorry that I ever wrote those things and I’m ashamed by the number of people whom I’ve hurt.
I would like to point out that that activity is in my past. I no longer engage in that way and I take full responsibility for those actions. That being said, I would like to move forward and being elected mayor would give me a chance to give back in a meaningful way.
If voters were able to look past our 47th president’s felon status, it is my hope that they can look past the awful things that I’ve written so that I can serve you, the people of Albany.
I urge you to look back my past and instead of focusing on that, join me in looking forward to a future that will make a better, brighter Albany.