Kaiman to run, Nicollelo won’t seek re-election

Lurvey to run for town’s receiver of taxes on Dems’ N. Hempstead ticket

BY BRANDON DUFFY

Former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, a Democrat, announced he will run for his old seat on Tuesday while Nassau County Legislative Majority Leader Rich Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said he will not be running for re-election.

Kaiman told Blank Slate Media that North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey, also a Democrat, is running for the post of town receiver of taxes this November on a Dem Party ticket that features incumbent Councilmembers Peter Zuckerman and Mariann Dalimonte and newcomer Christine Liu.

Kaiman, a Great Neck resident, currently serves as Suffolk’s deputy county executive, a position he has held since 2017. The Suffolk executive, Steve Bellone, has served in his current role since 2012 and is term-limited from running for the position again in this year’s elections.

Kaiman was also a candidate for New York’s 3rd Congressional District, where he finished second in the August Democratic primary behind Robert Zimmerman, who was defeated by Republican George Santos in the general election.

“I’m looking at this as moving forward and applying what I am and what

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I have become to this new world of local government. which has evolved over the years since I was last town supervisor,” Kaiman told Blank Slate Media. “It’s about coming into this with fresh eyes and we have a really good team of people with experience on this ticket.”

Nicolello, 63, told Newsday Monday that being a legislator has been “a long commitment and it takes its toll on a family.” The long-serving legislator lauded the Nassau GOP for having a “a lot of talent” as it looks someone to succeed him..

After serving in Nassau County for nearly three decades, Nicolello has served the previous six years as the Republican leader. Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport) reflected on his time working with his Republican counterpart, expressing his respect for Nicolello.

“While we have had disagreements along the way, I will always be grateful that these debates never undermined our friendship and the mutual respect that we have for each other,” Abrahams said in a statement. “I join my colleagues in wishing him and his family only the best in the years to come.”

Nassau GOP spokesman Mike Deery told Newsday that the party is considering several options to succeed

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