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State Senator admits to negative robocall in public advocate race

State Senator Daniel Squadron acknowledged this morning that a negative and anonymous robocall hitting his rival in the race for public advocate came from his campaign.

Squadron had deflected repeated questions about the robocall on NY1 late Monday, arguing he hadn’t heard it.

It wasn’t until Tuesday morning that the Brooklyn legislator took to Twitter to admit responsibility.

“The truth is a lot of things have been flying around out there… I needed to hear it was on the air and so I wanted to go and make absolutely sure – and so we have,” Squadron said after voting at PS 29 in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

The message, purported to be from a woman named “Katie,” slammed City Council member Letitia James for reneging on her promise to donate a city bonus to charity.

James and Squadron are in a runoff  to become public advocate, an office with a $2.3 million budget. The election is costing taxpayers $13 million to conduct.

James had 36 percent of the votes to Squadron’s 33 percent in the September primary.

Voter turnout is expected to be minimal because it’s the only race on the ballot.