Erica Garner, Gwen Carr

Erica Garner, left, daughter of chokehold death victim Eric Garner, and his mother Gwen Carr, talk to the press after attending a court hearing, in the Staten Island borough of New York, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Erica Garner is considering running for Congress against Rep. Daniel Donovan, the former Staten Island district attorney who oversaw the grand jury case involving her father's death in police custody, according to the New York Post.

"He's been promoted," Garner, 25, told the Post. "He had a platform off my dad's dead body to run for Congress, and that's why he did it. It was a political move."

Eric Garner, 43, of Port Richmond, died in police custody July 17 after officers attempted to arrest him for allegedly selling loose, untaxed cigarettes on Bay Street in Tompkinsville.

A grand jury declined to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo last December in connection with Garner's death.

Donovan is running for re-election next year in the 11th Congressional District, which represents Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn.

According to the Post, local politicians have urged Erica Garner to meet with officials to discuss a campaign strategy.