NY1 Staten Island GOP Candidate Dies New York Times - 57 minutes ago By JONATHAN P. HICKS and JOHN SULLIVAN The candidate endorsed by Republican leaders to run for a Congressional seat being vacated by Representative Vito J. Fossella died on Sunday morning at his home in Staten Island, party leaders said. Top candidate to replace Vito Fossella dies of heart attack New York Daily News Candidate Tapped to Replace Fossella Dies Suddenly FOXNews amNewYork - myfoxny.com - WNBC - Staten Island Advance - SILive.com all 11 news articles ...