2 0 0 9 ) ▁and ▁Vice - Ch air ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Democratic ▁Party , ▁in ▁which ▁capacity ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁a ▁de cade . ▁He ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Democratic ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Far rell ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁Assembly ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁Mayor ▁Far rell ▁entered ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁against ▁Ed ▁Koch ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁election ▁for ▁mayor . ▁Although ▁Far rell ' s ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁race ▁initially ▁created ▁some ▁bad ▁blood , ▁David ▁D ink ins ▁cred ited ▁him ▁for ▁p aving ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁D ink ins ’ ▁victory ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Far rell ' s ▁late ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁a ▁surprise ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁caused ▁a ▁split ▁between ▁party ▁leaders ▁in ▁Manh attan ▁and ▁the ▁outer ▁bor ough s ▁and ▁between ▁black ▁and ▁Lat ino ▁polit icians . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Bron x ▁Bor ough ▁President ▁H erman ▁Bad illo ▁believed ▁he ▁would ▁win ▁the ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁a ▁Just ▁New ▁York , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁black ▁political ▁organizations , ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁coal ition ▁that ▁could ▁un se at ▁Koch . ▁ ▁He ▁recovered ▁from ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁Council ▁President ▁Carol ▁Bell amy