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What do GOP voters say about Santos? 3rd District, their home. All said they want him to resign now. Santos has been under fire Jeffrey Wiesenfeld voted for since a New York Times report Democratic incumbent Tom that much of his resume and Suozzi when George Santos ran other claims — education history, unsuccessfully against him in employment history, philanthrop2020 for the 3rd Conic activity — doesn’t gressional District check out. seat, to which Santos Old Westbury reswas elected last year ident Le-Boutillier, a after Suozzi ran for Glen Cove native governor. who served in the Wi e s e n f e l d , a House of RepresentaRepublican, would tives from 1981 until vote for Democrat 1983, said Santos Robert Zimmerman should have been vetin a special election ted by the Nassau if Santos’ seat were County Republican vacated, he said, addP a r t y. S o m e o n e ing that he hopes needs to be held that happens soon. accountable for him Former U.S. Rep. being included on John Le-Boutillier the ballot, Le-BoutillJEFFREY did more than vote ier said. for Zimmerman. He WIESENFELD “In the old days publicly endorsed Great Neck this would have him a week before never happened, for the November elecNassau who had 80 tion. Dennis Saffran left that part percent of the district to defer to of his ballot blank. And Teodora Queens with 20 percent,” he said. Choolfaian, who did vote for San- “We should have vetted him the tos, said she would never do so first time he ran.” again. But in December, Mike Deary, These longtime loyal Republi- spokesman for the Republican cans feel betrayed by Santos, who Committee for Nassau County, they said is a liar and not the said Santos didn’t present any man they want representing the CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
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Courtesy Luke Islam
LUKE ISLAM, A junior at St. Dominic’s High School, performed at the Life Enrichment Center in Oyster Bay in December, spreading holiday joy among the seniors in attendance.
Luke Islam sings for the stars, but stays down to earth ‘America’s Got Talent’ alum has done films, too By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
Luke Islam, a junior at St. Dominic’s High School, has always known that he wanted to sing and perform, and unlike most teenagers, he’s actually getting the chance to live his dream. Islam, 16, catapulted to stardom when he performed in Season 14 of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in 2019, and wowed the judges with a stirring rendition of “She Used to Be
Mine,” a song from the Broadway musical “Waitress.” Despite the fact that he was only 12 at the time, Islam’s skill and passion were evident, and he impressed the judges so much that he was selected with the “golden buzzer,” automatically advancing to the show’s semifinal round. “I sang, like, a bunch of musical theater, because that’s what I really loved at the time,” Islam recalled. “I’ve always been singing since I was little for fun, but I would say I was, like, 8 CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
nd this will serve to harm the Republican Party locally, as Trump has hurt the party nationally.