Long Island State Assembly Races See Two Upsets, Third Likely
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.
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