The Republican nominee for Queens DA said Thursday that he expects to bow out of the race if the county party decides instead to run a Democrat.
Members of the borough’s GOP apparatus are considering putting up centrist former judge Greg Lasak — who finished third in Tuesday’s Democratic primary — in a game of party-hopping musical chairs meant to keep presumed Democratic nominee and “legalize everything” candidate Tiffany Cabán out of office.
“Judge Lasak lives a block away from me, he’s a very distinguished jurist, so most likely, if that came to be, I would probably accede to that,” GOP nominee and attorney Daniel Kogan of Richmond Hill told The Post about stepping aside for Lasak.
“Most likely yes, most likely.”
Kogan on Wednesday revealed to The Post that he may abandon the campaign — but repeatedly denied there were any machinations to run a Democrat in his place.
Little-known 31-year-old public defender Cabán is poised to upset machine-backed career pol Melinda Katz in Tuesday’s contested Democratic primary, which will be decided by thousands of absentee and affidavit ballots. Cabán has already declared victory.
Katz was also being considered as a Republican candidate, according to party macher City Councilman Eric Ulrich.
Queens County GOP boss Joann Ariola, however, denied on Wednesday that the party was considering a change-up and instead said Kogan was “a really good Republican candidate, and we’re gonna give it our all.”
News Kogan was willing to step aside for Lasak was first reported by the Queens Daily Eagle.
Lasak’s camp has not responded to multiple requests for comment.


