Long Island State Assembly Races See Two Upsets, Third Likely

[RandySF]

Two New York State Assembly members in Nassau County were ousted Tuesday and a third in Suffolk County appears likely to be unseated amid turnover in a half dozen Long Island seats.

Former state Assemb. Judy Griffin (D-Rockville Centre) unseated state Assemb. Brian Curran (R-Lynbrook) for a second time following a rematch of a rematch. Republican challenger Daniel Norber unseated state Assemb. Gina Sillitti (D-Manorhaven). And Democratic challenger Rebecca Kassay is leading state Assemb. Ed Flood (R-Smithtown) in the unofficial initial vote tally — plus three Democrats won seats being vacated by local Democratic incumbents who declined to seek re-election.

Suffolk County Democratic Chairman Richard Shaffer said the committee is happy to have new “moderate common-sense Democrats going to Albany to counteract the extremists who push their illogical policies in the entire state.”

The six seats with turnover comprise more than a quarter of Long Island’s 22 state Assembly districts. The three local upsets were reportedly among five statewide that appear to have increased by one the current 102-seat Democratic majority in the 150-seat chamber.



https://www.longislandpress.com/2024/11/11/long-island-state-assembly-races-see-two-upsets-third-likely/

[elleng]

1. Sounds good to me, as

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former state Assemb. Judy Griffin (D-Rockville Centre) is from town where I grew up! Been hoping to see something (good) about my town (in Nassau County.) Been seeing too much 'bad,' Repug stuff, about Long Island.

Currently, the district encompasses Lynbrook and Rockville Centre, along with parts of Baldwin, East Rockaway, Freeport, Hewlett, Malverne, Oceanside, South Hempstead and West Hempstead.

https://www.liherald.com/malverne/stories/judy-griffin-looks-to-take-back-assembly-district,206594