STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Staten Island Libertarian Party is looking to field a candidate in this year's House race. <\/p>\n
West Brighton resident Richard Bell, a member of the Richmond County Tea Party Patriots, will gather petition signatures in a bid to get on the ballot. <\/p>\n
Bell, 67, a small business owner, said he was looking to get into the race because he is concerned about the economy, particularly the national debt. <\/p>\n
\"It's affecting everything we do in our daily economy,\" he said, \"the price of food, the price of energy. We need to start addressing the debt.\" <\/p>\n
New York state has been hit particularly hard, Bell said. <\/p>\n
\"Everywhere you go, there are for-rent signs on stores,\" he said. \"New York is like a depression.\" <\/p>\n
Bell said he saw a different picture during a recent trip to Toronto. <\/p>\n
\"Toronto is like a boom town,\" he said. <\/p>\n
Bell had little to say about the two major party candidates in the race, Rep. Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island\/Brooklyn) and Democrat Domenic M. Recchia. <\/p>\n
\"Those two parties haven't been able to do anything about the shape we're in,\" he said. \"The parties make a lot of promises.\" <\/p>\n
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