Progressives are also making a play for the district, which leans Democratic. On the Democratic side Josh Lafazan, a former Syosset School Board member and county legislator, and Robert Zimmerman, a public relations executive, are leading the money race, each with more than $700,000 cash on hand. The district includes Oyster Bay, Glen Cove and a pinch of Queens. Tom Suozzi, who is leaving Congress to run for governor in a primary against Gov. The last competitive district on Long Island will be a title fight to replace Democratic Rep. “I’m running for Congress because all Long Islanders, from working families to veterans to seniors, deserve a community-oriented leader who will deliver real and meaningful results, and I’m committed to being that leader,” she said in a tweet.
Some of that cash, however, will be needed to fend off a primary challenge from the right by Robert Cornicelli, who has blasted Garbarino as a “Republican in name only” for being one of only 13 GOP congress members to vote for President Biden’s infrastructure bill. On Saturday Jackie Gordon, a veteran and former guidance counselor, said she would run in the newly redrawn district. The seat is currently held by Republican freshman Andrew Garbarino, who has more than $1.2 million in campaign cash.
AP NY-2 - Central Long IslandĪ district that includes Amityville, Babylon and Patchogue gives Democrats a slight edge. Mondaire Jones announced he would jump ship to run in the city’s 10th district in lower Manhattan. He faces Cait Corrigan, a Trumpy 10th-generation American, and Anthony Figliola, a former deputy supervisor of Brookhaven. Nick LaLota is currently the GOP frontrunner and has the backing of the state’s Republican establishment. Both women have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Federal Election Commission Filings.įormer Navy Lt. Fleming, a former prosecutor and Southampton town councilwoman and Kara Hahn, a social worker and Suffolk County Legislator. The Democratic primary is crowded and includes Bridget M. The district leans right, with more than 54% of voters voting Republican in the last two presidential elections. With Republican Lee Zeldin vacating his seat to run for governor, his district spanning East Hampton to Brookhaven is up for grabs. William Farrington Jackie Gordon is a veteran and former guidance counselor. Lee Zeldin speaking at a press conference. With the current Democratic majority in the House hanging by a thread of just five seats in November, the Empire State’s new districts have the potential to swing the Congressional balance of power for the entire country. The map also created no fewer than eight competitive districts - where neither party received more than 55% of the average vote in the 20 Presidential elections. He faces a strong progressive challenge from Mondaire Jones. The two liberal warhorses have been in Congress three decades.Ī new 10th district covering lower Manhattan and a slice of Brooklyn - suddenly without an incumbent - may create an opening for former Mayor de Blasio, who threw his hat into the ring on Friday. Carolyn Maloney against the West Side’s Rep. In Manhattan, the new 12th district will pit the East Side’s Rep. Saturday - Special Master Jonathan Cervas tossed aside Democratic gerrymandering to create a slew of intriguing new districts, some of which could fracture the established political landscape. In his revised New York state congressional maps - the final version of which was released 12:17 a.m. Liz Cheney announces bid for re-election, trails challenger in new poll makes tasteless 9/11 analogy to argue gun control: ‘We didn’t ban planes’īiden-backed rep loses Oregon House primary to lefty challenger House Oversight panel to probe gun makers after Texas school carnage