A controversial politico who made headlines after nearly winning a southern Brooklyn state Assembly seat in November will run for City Council in Coney Island, campaign filings reveal.
Mark Szuszkiewicz, a Bay Ridge native, gained national attention last year after Brooklyn Paper reported that the Republican had posted in apparent support of the conspiracy theory QAnon on his social media accounts.
At the time, Szuszkiewicz was outpacing Democratic incumbent Mathylde Frontus in the race for the 46th District seat representing Coney Island and portions of Brighton Beach, Gravesend, and Bay Ridge. The conservative politico — whose campaign had raised only $1,420 compared to Frontus’ more than $18,600 — raked in 51 percent of the in-person vote, initially leading Frontus by more than 2,000 ballots.
