For the first time in nearly three decades, the residents of the 9th Senate District and the 20th Assembly District will have freshmen legislators representing them in Albany, with the re-election of Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and the election of novice lawmaker Melissa “Missy” Miller of Atlantic Beach.
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By Jeff Bessen and Erik Hawkins
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11/16/16
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Republican Brian Curran, a lifelong resident of Lynbrook, is seeking re-election to a New York State assembly seat in Nassau County’s 21st District. Democrat Travis Bourgeois is challenging him.
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By Mary Malloy
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11/1/16
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For the second time in two years, the Assembly race in the 20th District is an open and contested battle, as Democrat Anthony Eramo, a Long Beach city councilman, and Atlantic Beach resident Missy Miller, a Republican, are the major party candidates. Joseph R. Naham is running on the Green Party ballot line.
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By Jeff Bessen and Anthony Rifilato
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10/19/16
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) defeated Republican challenger Chris McGrath of Hewlett Harbor by 886 votes in a tightly contested special election in April. Kaminsky was then the assemblyman representing the 20th A.D.
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By Anthony Rifilato and Jeff Bessen
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10/12/16
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The Southwest Nassau chapter of the League of Women Voters holds a Meet the Candidates night on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at 1125 Broadway in Hewlett.
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8/24/16
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These may be the dog days of summer, but for two Long Beach residents — Anthony Eramo and Jeff Toback — they are beginning a six-week campaign to fill voters in on their positions before the State Assembly primary on Sept. 13.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/3/16
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With the national conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia over, the real competition for citizens’ votes begins. It will be Clinton vs. Trump on Nov. 8 (along with . . .
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8/3/16
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Atlantic Beach Mayor George Pappas has known fellow village resident Missy Miller for more than 25 years. He knows the grief Missy and her husband, Brandon, suffered when they lost a daughter, Melanie, and the ongoing challenge of caring for their son, Oliver, who suffered a stroke at birth, is blind and endures severe daily seizures.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/15/16
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Atlantic Beach resident Missy Miller is the Republican candidate to run in the 20th Assembly District, according to GOP officials.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/8/16
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Long Beach resident Jeff Toback, a former Nassau County legislator, said he will run for the vacated 20th Assembly District seat.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/10/16
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