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Incumbent County Legislator is being challenged by Karen Blitz in the 7th L.D.

Blitz challenges Kopel in the county’s 7th legislative district

Five-term County Legislator Howard Kopel is being opposed by Karen Blitz of Rockville Centre in the Nassau County 7th legislative district. The district includes Oceanside, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Cedarhurst, Woodmere and parts of Hewlett, Lawrence, Baldwin, Valley Stream and Lynbrook. more

By Tyler Marko | 10/19/17

Incumbent Carrié Solages, left, will face off with Paul Sapienza in the race for legislative District 3 on Nov. 7.

Solages, Sapienza vie for 3rd L.D.

Republican Paul Sapienza, owner of Sapizena Pastry Inc., on Hempstead Turnpike, and president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce, will challenge Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont) on Nov. 7 for the county’s 3rd Legislative District seat. more

By Nick Ciccone | 10/19/17

Primary for Legislature’s 5th District is heating up

By lunchtime on Tuesday, Baldwinite Jack McCloy, who was vying for Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran’s 5th District seat, announced that he was dropping out of the race. He then threw his … more

Nadya Nataly and Daine Taylor | 6/15/17

Two big sweeps toward a cleaner capital

With the convictions of former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, pundits now claim that Albany’s pay-to-play system of dishonest dealing has finally been . . . more

12/17/15

Cast your vote for Gonsalves in 13th L.D.

The Herald encourages voters to return Norma Gonsalves to the 13th Legislative District seat, which she has held since 1997. more

10/29/15

Civic leader challenges incumbent in 19th District

Claudia Borecky, a Nassau County Board of Elections worker and president of the North and Central Merrick Civic Association, will challenge Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads for his seat this November. more

By Brian Racow | 6/24/15

Dave Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, offered public apologies after his sentencing for mail fraud on June 5 at the U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip. He will spend three months in jail and three months under house arrest.

Denenberg gets 90-day sentence

A federal judge last Friday sentenced Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator who pleaded guilty to cheating a law client out of $2.3 million and resigned from office earlier this year, to three months in jail and three months of house arrest. more

By Brian Racow | 6/5/15

Steve Rhoads won a special election for the 19th Legislative District, defeating Rita Kestenbaum.

Steve Rhoads defeats Rita Kestenbaum in the 19th District special election

Steve Rhoads, a Bellmore Republican, beat Rita Kestenbaum, a Bellmore Democrat, in a special election on March 10 in the Nassau County Legislature’s 19th District. Rhoads captured 58 percent of the vote to Kestenbaum's 42 percent –– a margin of 16 percentage points, according to the county Board of Elections. more

By Brian Racow | 3/11/15

Curran’s first of seven budget sessions, held on Feb. 11 in the East Rockaway Village Hall courtroom, was highlighted by questions on education.

Local lawmaker holds budget session

State Assemblyman Brian Curran held the first of seven local public forums on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget at East Rockaway Village Hall on Feb. 11, telling the half-dozen residents in … more

By Brendan Murray bmurray@liherald.com | 2/18/15

Put an end to gerrymandering in November

An important item will be on the ballot in November, the passage of which would do more to benefit New York state government in the future than any individual we elect. more

7/16/14

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