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2020 Judicial candidatEs District Court Judge Candidates
Family Court Judge Candidate
Vote for four
Ignatius Muscarella
Darlene Harris
Lisa Cairo
Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines
Running on Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Independence Party lines
Running on Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines in the general election
Age: 63
Age: 54
Age: 43
Lives in: Town of Hempstead
Lives in: Uniondale
Lives in: Garden City
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Bowdoin College; law degree, New York University Law School
Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Pennsylvania, 1986; law degree, Hofstra University School of Law, 1989
Education: Bachelor’s degree, Loyola College in Maryland, 1999; law degree, Hofstra University School of Law, 2002
Legal career: Between 1982 and 2007, Ignatius Muscarella served as a law clerk for three justices of the New York Supreme Court. From 2008 to 2013, he was a guardianship referee, and from January 2014 to his start on the Nassau County 10th District Court in 2015, he was a court attorney referee. In 2008, Muscarella was honored for Professionalism & Community Services by the Court Officers’ Benevolent Association, and in 2004 he received the Merit Performance Award for Community Service and Humanitarian Pursuits by the New York State Court System.
Legal career: Darlene Harris is currently a Nassau County District Court judge, and was elected to the post in 2014. From 1991 to 1994, she served as senior court attorney for the District Court Law Department; from 1995 to 1996, as the Town of Hempstead’s deputy attorney; and from 1996 to 1999 as a Nassau County legislator. In 1997, she opened a private law practice, which she maintained through 2010. From 2010 to 2014, she was chair of the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission.
Legal career: Lisa Cairo began her career in 2003 as an associate at Chris J. Coschignano P.C., handling civil litigation with a focus on matrimonial cases, municipal applications and real estate transactions. In 2006, she became an associate at Jaspan Schlesinger LLP in the firm’s matrimonial practice group. In 2011, she became a partner in the firm’s municipal law, litigation and real estate practice groups. She is also a member of the firm’s management committee.
County Court Judge Vote for two
Robert Pipia
Tricia Ferrell
Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines
Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines
Caryn Fink Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines Age: 53
Age: 56
Age: 47
Lives in: Roslyn Heights
Lives in: Levittown
Lives in: Uniondale
Education: Bachelor’s degree, SUNY Albany, 1987; law degree, Hofstra University, 1992
Education: Bachelor’s degree, City College of New York, 1995; law degree Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1998
Legal career: From to 1993 to 1994, Robert Pipia served as a law assistant for the Town of Hempstead attorney’s office. In February 1994, Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Gregory Peterson appointed him as the Hempstead Town Board counsel. He became deputy town attorney in 2000. He was also executive assistant to Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray. In 2014, Pipia was elected Nassau County District Court judge, a position he still holds. He has also served as a member of the State Rehabilitation Council, which was the oversight agency for Vocational and Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities, a division of the New York State Department of Education. And he is a member of the Hofstra Law Alumni Association board of directors.
Legal career: Tricia Ferrel began her legal career in 1998 as an assistant Nassau County district attorney. She served in that role until 2005. She was the Village of Hempstead attorney from 2005 to 2006. She became the Nassau County director of compliance from 2006 to 2008. She was appointed by Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi as a Nassau County District Court judge in 2008, and was re-elected to the post in 2009 and 2014.
Legal career: Caryn Fink started her legal career from 1993 to 2000 as an assistant district attorney and senior trial attorney in the Kings County District Attorney’s Office. From 2006 to 2013, she was an assistant district attorney in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Rackets Bureau/Labor Unit. And from 2013 to now, she has been the principal law clerk for the Hon. Helene Gugerty, a New York State Supreme justice.
Chris Hoefenkrieg Running on the Republican, Democrat, Conservative and Independence party lines Age: 53 Lives in: Roslyn Heights Education: Bachelor’s degree, SUNY Albany, 1990; law degree, St. John’s University, 1994.
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Legal career: Chris Hoefenkrieg has been an associate court attorney in the Law Department of Nassau County Court since 2004. In addition to his duties as associate court attorney, he was assigned to work as a law clerk for 14 different County Court judges when their own law clerks were unavailable because of sickness, vacation or military leave.
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Dave McDonough Incumbent
Party: Republican, Conservative, Independent Age: 83 Professional experience: New York state assemblyman Education: Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University On the issues: David McDonough said he supports the Small Business Emergency Recovery Act, which would immediately direct the state’s $890 million settlement reserve fund to small businesses, move tax deadlines for remittance and repurpose available tax credits to help existing businesses. Since March, he said he has advocated for small businesses
and was among the first to call for regional reopenings, along with being a part of “Jump Start New York” to aid residents and businesses and provide economic recovery. “We need to stop the high out-migration that is hurting our economy and diminishing the tax base,” McDonough said. “We also need to provide incentives to encourage students to stay in New York after graduation. I co-sponsored legislation called the New York State Diplomas to Home Owner-
ship Program, which encourages home ownership for young professionals by providing financial assistance with student loan debt equal to 10 percent of the purchase price of a property, up to $15,000.” To assist older adults, he said, he has co-sponsored legislation to establish a phased-in real property tax exemption for persons 80 or older. He also co-sponsored legislation to establish a 25 percent increase on the real property tax-relief credit for 2020 and generate a permanent credit for Basic and Enhanced STAR recipients.
Kevin Gorman Challenger
Party: Democratic Age: 69 Professional experience: Purchasing supervisor Education: Bachelor of Science, Fordham University On the issues: To help the economy recover and provide funding for the people who need it most, Kevin Gorman said he would reform the tax rates to give a “boost to struggling small businesses and individuals affected by the coronavirus. If the very well-off contribute their fair share of tax revenue, we can give relief to middle-class working families, small businesses and individuals who so desperately need the state government to step up in
this time of need.” Home ownership is a crucial component of building and maintaining the middle class, he said, so affordable home loans and increased inventory of affordable housing for both renters and buyers is needed. Property tax relief for seniors and middle-class homeowners is also important, he said. “When I am elected to the New York state assembly, I will work with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to help Long Islanders obtain affordable
living spaces and ease the heavy burden of housing costs in our region,” he said. “My first duty as an assemblyman is to represent and advocate for my constituents,” he continued. “The things that matter to them, such as the toxic Bethpage plume, are my first priority. It is vital that we clean it up as quickly as possible for our environment and hold those who caused the contamination accountable. Additionally, we need tax reform to help those affected by the pandemic and to properly fund our schools.”
Includes North Merrick, Merrick, North Bellmore, Bellmore, North Wantagh, Wantagh and parts of Roosevelt and Seaford.
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ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 18 Taylor Darling Incumbent
Party: Democrat Age: 36 Professional experience: Assemblywoman, industrial organizational psychologist Education: Spelman College, Hofstra University On the issues: During her time in office, Taylor Darling has worked to tackle long-term, systemic issues affecting the 18th Assembly District. Darling has advocated for additional funding for local schools, as well as secured monies owed because Foundation Aid continues to shrink. She also opposes any cuts to schools, and wants additional research and funding to go into schools’ post-pandemic
needs. Darling also worked with other state officials to secure the former National Guard Armory, on Babylon Turnpike, for the Village of Freeport in 2019. She said she wanted the armory to be used in a way that best serves local residents. She has backed the idea of converting it into a community center that would host activities for residents of all ages. With the coronavirus pandemic devastating local economies, Darling wants the state to focus on the
communities that were impacted the most, which includes her district. She said she would work with the state to evaluate each need and allocate funds where they are needed most. She also wants to address the issues that were already in place that caused 18th Assembly District communities to have significantly higher Covid-19 cases than neighboring areas. And Darling said she hopes to continue breaking down barriers between local government and residents to help people find and understand all the resources available to them, especially older adults living on fixed incomes.
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Includes Hempstead and Uniondale, and parts of South Hempstead, Roosevelt, Freeport and south Merrick. Taylor Darling’s opponent, Cherice Vanderhall, could not be reached for comment.
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