Council Member Justin Brannan, left, & challenger Brian Fox

Justin Brannan, a first-term Democrat from southern Brooklyn, wants to be the next speaker of the City Council. But first he must win his reelection race in District 43 against Republican nominee Brian Fox, a controversial candidate with a history of sharing conspiracy theories and misinformation espoused by the alt-right.

Brannan is promising a continuation of what he says was a productive first term in which he brought much needed resources back to his district and concertedly responded to