From Eric Dondero:

It's becomming a trend. Dan Halloran won election to the New York City Council last November running on both the Libertarian Party and Republican Party lines. He is now serving as a "Libertarian-Republican."

Two weekends ago, Attorney and Gunderling Town Councilman Warren Redlich won the Libertarian Party nomination for New York Governor. Redlich is also simultaneously running for the Republican Party nomination.

Now Dino LaVerghetta, also a young Attorney, has announced a run for US Congress as a Republican in NYC's upper Eastside. He will be challenging longtime incumbent ultra-liberal Democrat Rep. Carolyn Maloney.

LaVerghetta is described in OurTownNY.com:

LaVerghetta is a self-described libertarian-leaning Republican and fiscal conservative, as well as an ardent gay-rights supporter...

“It’s come to a point where at least I think she represents the interest of the party, not necessarily the people,” said LaVerghetta, who is seeking the Libertarian and Independence party endorsements. “It’s the independence and new blood argument more than anything else.”

One of LaVerghetta's top issues for his campaign: Opposition to the new Tanning Salon Tax imposed by the Obama administration. Continuing:

“The [tanning] industry is made up almost exclusively of small business owners and they don’t have a strong lobby,” LaVerghetta said.

Though Maloney did not sponsor the Senate’s tanning tax, she has introduced bipartisan legislation requiring better cancer warnings and allowing the Food and Drug Administration to limit the amount of UV rays tanning beds can emit.

LaVerghetta held a press conference April 26 to denounce the tax at Sunpoint Spa, at 344 E. 63rd St. between First and Second avenues. His campaign also set up a website http://www.repealthetantax.org to build opposition and raise campaign money.

DinoForCongress.org