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NOVEMBER 5 - 11, 2020
Dead heat in 21st District Absentee ballots may decide race outcome By ScOtt BRINtON sbrinton@liherald.com
Election Day 2020 turned out to be a wild one. As of midnight on Tuesday, tens of thousands of absentee ballots remained to be counted, making projecting winners in any number of races for Congress and the State Legislature tricky, if not impossible. In the 21st District, State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat from Rockville Centre, was losing to Republican challenger Patricia CanzoneriFitzpatrick, who, at press time on Wednesday, had 50 percent of the vote to her opponent’s 49 percent, according to the Nassau County Board of Elections. But thousands of absentee ballots, which could tip the scale of the race, were still to be counted, and tallying them could take days. Meanwhile, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach representing the 9th District, was re-elected with 53 percent of the vote, to 47 percent for his challenger, Victoria Johnson. Kaminsky said it was “really gratifying” to return to Albany, noting that a few years ago, none of Long Island’s senators were Democrats.
Reaching ‘new heights’ W.H. rabbi named executive V.P. of Religious Zionists of America and the promotion of immigration to Israel. “I am excited to play a leaderRabbi Ari Rockoff, of West ship role in helping to shape the Hempstead, says that no matter next chapter for this historic what job he holds, his main focus organization to more effectively is to remain committed to a life reach and inspire our communiof service. Rockoff said that this ty,” Rockoff said. tradition runs deep in his family, In this role, he said, he hoped going back to his to inspire a new gengrandfather Rabbi eration of American Irving Rockoff, who Jews to share in the served as the spirituresponsibility for al leader of Beth Israel’s future. He Shalom in Mineola also planned to use from the 1950s to the his experience in 1970s. organizational strat“My grandfather egy to develop the RaBBI was a significant national infrastrucrole model in my aRI ROckOFF ture of the RZA and life,” Rockoff, 46, West Hempstead leverage its reach said, “because he and impact in the served in many difNorth American ferent synagogues and commu- Jewish community. nity leadership roles. I think for “Rabbi Rockoff is one of the me, a lot of what I do is simply country’s most dynamic Jewish continuing a legacy.” communal leaders,” RZA CoLast month, Rockoff was president Martin Oliner, who named executive vice president lives in Lawrence, stated in a of Religious Zionists of Ameri- news release. “He possesses a ca, the U.S.-based branch of Miz- world-class knowledge of organirachi, the global religious Zion- zational strategy and manageist movement. Founded in 1914, ment and is recognized throughthe RZA aims to inspire a com- out the community for his work mitment to religious Zionism, with many of the largest nationthe preservation of Jewish polit- al Jewish institutions. We are ical freedom, the enhancement of Jewish religious life in Israel Continued on page 11
By NakEEM GRaNt ngrant@liherald.com
Courtesy Kathleen Rice
U.S. REP. katHlEEN Rice, above voting early in Hempstead, won reelection with 52 percent of the vote. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat representing the 4th Congressional District, was also re-elected. She grabbed 52 percent of the vote, to 47 percent for Republican Douglas Tuman. “I believe we can move forward from this election stronger and more unified,” Rice said in a statement. “Long Islanders and Americans of all political backgrounds want an end to the dysfunction in Washington, and we can only achieve
that if we work together.” As the Herald went to press Wednesday morning, the presidential race pitting Donald T r ump a g ainst Joe Biden remained undecided, with key battleground states — Pennsylavania, Michigan and Wisconsin, along with Arizona, Nevada and Georgia — still furiously counting votes. The presidency, according to the pundits, may not be decided until Friday.
ElEction RESUltS office
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Winner
opponent
4th c.d.
Kathleen Rice (d) 52%
douglas tuman (R) 47%
6th S.d.
dennis dunne Sr. (R) 53%
Kevin thomas (d) 47%
9th S.d.
todd Kaminsky (d) 53%
Victoria Johnson (R) 47%
19th A.d.
ed Ra (R) 64%
gary port (d) 36%
21st A.d.
patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R) 50% Judy griffin (d) 49%
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