Josh Dawsey is reporting at Politico New York a former aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will run against first-term Republican Congressman John Faso next year. Gareth Rhodes worked for Cuomo until 2015 before he went off to Harvard Law School. Rhodes has begun the process of meeting with Democratic leaders and plans to move back to the 19th Congressional District later this year. Rhodes joins six other candidates already vying for the Democratic nod in the race to replace Faso. Steven Mitchell Brisee, Brian Flynn and Antonio Delgado, have already filed the requisite paperwork. An additional three candidates, Jeff Beals, Patrick Ryan and Sue Sullivan, have also declared their intent to unseat the Kinderhook Republican in 2018. Read the full story at Politico New York.