Second 'Exonerated 5' Member Announces Run For Office In New York
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING Two years after New York City elected one of the five men whose wrongful convictions as teens gained national attention, a second member has decided to join him in running for office. Raymond Santana, who was 14 when police arrested him and the other “Exonerated Five” members, announced his grassroots campaign for New York City Council’s District 8 on Tuesday. Mary Altaffer via Associated Press Despite having lived primarily in Georgia since 2015 — where he is registered to vote — the candidate told The New York Times that he had frequently returned to New York City, both for family and for lobbying legislation that would protect youth targeted by police. A spokesperson for Salaam’s office did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment, though the councilman told the Times that “those who have been closest to the pain should have a seat at the table.” A court sketch of Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray and Raymond Santana in New York watching McCray's videotaped statement about the Central Park jogger case, on July 10, 1990.
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