 He defeated his Democratic opponent, local attorney and future-Assembly Member Clyde Vanel, 62%-38%.Comrie was a supporter of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's push to temporarily extend office terms to a third term, due to the economic recession, which allowed him run for office again.As chair of the Consumer Protection Committee, in 2011, then-Councilman Leroy Comrie attempted to address the issue of child obesity by introducing legislation that would have forbidden toy giveaways in fast food restaurants with unhealthy meals  Although the bill was not passed, it is believed to have influenced McDonald's and later others in the Southeast Queens area and across the country to add healthy food items to their happy meals.