The anticipated nationwide wave to oust incumbents didn’t make it all the way to the South Shore this Election Day, as most current office holders — both Democrats and Republicans — …
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Lee Landor
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11/10/10
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Who says you can’t make an impact in the Assembly minority? Michael Montesano has proven, so far, that he can.
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10/29/10
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Year in, year out, Democratic candidates for State Assembly who challenge Republican incumbents claim they should be elected because then they would be in the majority, they would have power, and they would be able to get things done.
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10/27/10
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Tom McKevitt is realistic. With many state agencies cut to the bone and education funding for local school districts already cut, McKevitt, an incumbent Republican is focused on one area of the budget — one-third of it, in fact.
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10/27/10
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To Michael Montesano, a Republican incumbent who is running for his first full term in the State Assembly, making progress means being open to differing opinions, even if it means consorting with …
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Mike Caputo
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10/27/10
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The Herald endorses Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper for another term.Hooper, a Hempstead native who has represented the 18th Assembly District — which encompasses parts of Lakeview, West …
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10/27/10
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John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, and former volunteer fire chief and Board of Education vice president in his hometown, is battling Republican Assemblyman David McDonough of Merrick, a former civic activist and business leader, for the 19th Assembly District seat.
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Scott Brinton
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10/26/10
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In the race in the 17th Assembly District, incumbent Tom McKevitt (R-East Meadow) and Democratic challenger Tom Devaney, of East Williston, have something more in common than their first …
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Mike Caputo
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10/21/10
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Albeit quietly, the race for the 18th Assembly District seat, currently held by Hempstead Democrat Earlene Hooper, is on. The 22-year incumbent is facing Republican challenger Derek Partee, a retired …
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Lee Landor
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10/20/10
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Dysfunction and reform.
With Albany the main topic of conversation, those two words were used readily and often at Meet the Candidates Night on Sept. 29 in the East Meadow Public Library.
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Mike Caputo
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10/6/10
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