Former Southeast Judge Jim Borkowski To Enter State Senate Race

The candidate field for the 40th State Senate district is about to get bigger. Former Southeast Town Judge Jim Borkowski sent out a press release Wednesday declaring that he will run.

Borkowski, in his announcement, emphasized fiscal issues and highlighted spending and taxes as concerns. 

The 47-year-old Southeast resident also works as an attorney in White Plains, and served as a town judge for 10 years, stepping down in 2009. That year he sought the Republican nomination for Putnam County Sheriff but lost in the primary to incumbent Donald Smith. He still appeared on the general election ballot on the Working Families Party line.

Borkowski announced that he will formally launch his campaign with a press event and rally "within the next week."