Syracuse, NY - Former presidential candidate Ron Paul made a 30-second video to endorse David Gay in his race for Syracuse City Council.



Gay is seeking the Republican designation to run for the 1st District council seat.

Paul is a former Texas Congressman who ran in last year's Republican presidential primary. He was in Hamilton yesterday to address students at Colgate University.

Gay, 31, of 112 Rosewood Street, has competition for the party's designation from Joe Carni, 22, of 135 Hampton Road. Carni is the son of Supreme Court Justice Edward Carni, who held the common council seat in the 1990s.

The seat is currently held by Democrat Jake Barrett, 62, of 238 Brattle Road. Barrett said he intends to run again.



Contact Michelle Breidenbach at (315) 470-3186, mbreidenbach@syracuse.com or on Twitter @mbreidenbach.