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NoVEMBER 4 - 10, 2021
Big night for Nassau’s GOP Legislative Districts 15, 17 and 19 red thus far By KATE NALEPINSKI knalepinski@liherald.com
As midnight approached on election night, Republicans in Nassau County-wide races were inching toward a GOP sweep. As the Herald went to press on Tuesday, all of the Legislative Districts that encompass Seaford were overwhelmingly red. In the 19th Legislative District, incumbent Steve Rhoads defeated Democratic challenger Jacob Schuster with 72 percent of the vote, or 12,175 votes total. Schuster got 27 percent of the vote. “I’m extremely grateful that the people of the 19th District continue to place their confidence in me,” Rhoads said.“I’m going to work every single day to earn that trust and confidence.” Republican John Ferretti will take the seat in District 15 after he received 75 percent of the vote against his opponent Matthew Malin, who received 30 percent of the vote. Councilman Dennis Dunne obtained 69 percent of the vote against opponent Matthew Galante’s 30 percent of the vote.
handing out fliers and talking to people about his run,” Stark said. “From the day he was electA beloved longtime member ed to the last time we met as a of the Seaford School District board, his dedication and comcommunity has resigned from mitment never wavered. the district’s Board “Bruce’s deciof Education after sions were based on he moved out of the the immediate effect area, district offion the students and cials confirmed last d i s t r i c t , ” S t a rk week. added, “and how Bruce Kahn, a that decision would school board trustee af fect those two for nearly 12 years things one, five, 10 and its president for and 20 years in the seven years, was future.” honored for his dedBoard Vice Presiication to the disdent Kevin Devlin trict at a board said that in the meeting on Oct. 20 years around 2009, that he did not when he graduated attend. from Seaford High Kahn, whose two School, there were children attended many times when Seaford schools, was budgets failed and first elected in 2010. ADELE PEcoRA programs had to be He was instrumencut. “It was because tal in helping to District of the leadership of restore the district’s Superintendent p e o p l e l i ke M r. fiscal stability, disKahn that this district officials said. trict is in a lot better In a statement that she read place,” Devlin said. “He really during the meeting, board Presi- can say he left the school district dent Stacie Stark reflected on in a better place than he found Kahn’s early days of campaign- it.” ing for his seat. “He would be at District Superintendent Adele every single field, every day, Continued on page 12
By KATE NALEPINSKI knalepinski@liherald.com
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LEgISLAToR STEVE RHoADS, Republican of District 19, had an overwhelming lead in the election Tuesday evening against his opponent. Bruce Blakeman, the Republican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged past incumbent Democrat Laura Curran in the race for county executive, with 92 percent of precincts reporting. At press time, an official winner had not been declared in the race, but Blakeman had 52 percent of the vote to Curran’s
47 percent. Close to 20,000 absentee ballots remained to be counted, however. In the race for Town of Hempstead supervisor, Don Clavin also appeared headed toward an easy victory over Democrat Jason Abelove, at press time nearly doubling his vote. Absentee ballots are yet to be counted.
ElEcTion RESUlTS office
Seaford honors a departed BOE trustee
Winner
opponent
county executive
Bruce Blakeman (undeclared) 52%
Laura Curran (d) – 48%
district Attorney
anne donnelly (R) – 60%
todd Kaminsky (d) – 40%
county comptroller
elaine phillips (R) – 60%
Ryan Cronin (d) – 40%
15th Legislative district John Ferretti Jr. (R) – 75%
Matthew Mallin (d) – 25%
17th Legislative district Rose Walker (R) – 76%
Raja Singh (d) – 24%
19th Legislative district Steve Rhoads (R) – 72%
Jake Schuster (d) – 26%
town of hempstead supervisor don Clavin (R) – 65%
Jason abelove (d) – 35%
town 6th council district dennis dunne (R) – 70%
Matthew galante(d)– 30%
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e’s done a phenomenal job of navigating very tough financial conditions . . . we’re really strong and fiscally solid right now.