Nassau County is a suburban county located on Long Island,immediately to the east of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census,Nassau County's population was 1,395,774,making it the sixth-most populous county in the State of New York,and reflecting an increase of 56,242 (+4.2%) from the 1,339,532 residents enumerated at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Mineola,while the county's largest town is Hempstead. Along with the remainder of Long Island,Nassau County lies in the southeastern portion of New York State.
Kensington is a village in Nassau County,on the North Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 1,226 at the time of the 2020 census.
Syosset High School (SHS) is a highly ranked public high school located in Syosset,New York,United States,in Nassau County,on Long Island. It serves as the public high school for residents of the Syosset Central School District. Syosset High School is the winner of numerous accolades,and as of 2024 was ranked the #12 high school in New York and #128 in the United States by niche.com.
Thomas Richard Suozzi is an American politician,attorney,and accountant serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district since 2024 and previously from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the county executive of Nassau County on Long Island from 2002 to 2009,when he was unseated by Republican Ed Mangano. Before that,Suozzi served eight years as the mayor of Glen Cove in Nassau County.
Judith "Judy" Jacobs was the presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature. In her fifth term as a legislator,Jacobs represented legislative district 16,which includes:Woodbury;Jericho;Plainview;Old Westbury;Roslyn Heights;and parts of Syosset;Old Bethpage;and Roslyn Estates. Her district in the past also included Bethpage,Cove Neck,East Norwich,Jericho,Laurel Hollow,Muttontown,Oyster Bay,Oyster Bay Cove,Plainview,Syosset,and Woodbury. She was elected to the newly formed legislature in 1995,and was chair or vice-chair of a number of committees:rules and procedures;planning,development and the environment;legislative budget review;and government services and operations. She was also minority leader of the legislature from March to December 1999.
Patrick Goodchild Halpin is an American politician who served as the fifth county executive of Suffolk County,New York,from 1988 to 1991. Halpin is currently the Chair of the Suffolk County Water Authority.
Kathleen Maura Rice is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for New York's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before serving in Congress,Rice served as the Nassau County district attorney,and,before that,she served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia and as an assistant district attorney in the Kings County District Attorney's Office in New York City.
New York's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the State of New York. It is represented by Democrat Tom Suozzi,after a special election was held on February 13,2024,to replace expelled Republican George Santos. The election was called for Suozzi by the Associated Press about an hour after the polls closed.
Richard Robinson "Rob" Walker was the Chief Deputy County Executive of Nassau County,New York from January 2010 until January 2018. He was previously a Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th Assembly District,which includes parts of central Nassau County including Hicksville,Westbury and Syosset.
Marcus J. Molinaro is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,Molinaro was a member of the Dutchess County Legislature and the New York State Assembly before being elected county executive of Dutchess County,New York in 2011. He was reelected county executive in 2015 and 2019. Molinaro is also a former mayor of Tivoli;when he became mayor at age 19,he was the youngest mayor in the United States.
Edward P. Mangano is an American felon and former politician from the state of New York. A Republican,he was the Nassau County Executive from January 2010 to December 2017,and a former legislator in Nassau County,New York. He was elected in 1995 and served seven terms as a county legislator. In November 2009,he defeated incumbent Thomas R. Suozzi for Nassau County Executive. In November 2013,he was re-elected,again defeating Suozzi,by 59% to 41%.
Bruce Arthur Blakeman is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive of Nassau County,New York. He was elected in the 2021 election,defeating Democratic incumbent Laura Curran. He previously served as the commissioner for the New York-New Jersey Port Authority as well as a Nassau County legislator and Hempstead town councilman.
Joaquim "Jack" M. Martins is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 7th district. A Republican,he previously served as Mayor of Mineola,New York.
Anna Kaplan is an Iranian-American politician from Great Neck,New York. A Democrat,she was a member of the New York State Senate,representing New York's 7th State Senate district,which runs from the North Shore to roughly the central part of Western Nassau County on Long Island. She was a member of the so-called "Long Island Six," a group of six Democrats who represent Long Island in the New York State Senate and often vote as a block. She was elected in 2018 as part of a wave of Democrats who defeated Republican incumbents and brought control of the New York Senate to the Democrats for only the third time since World War II. She lost re-election in 2022 to Jack Martins.
The Nassau Interim Finance Authority is a New York State public-benefit corporation created to assist Nassau County,a suburban county adjacent to the city of New York on Long Island,emerge from a financial and debt crisis that began in the late 1990s. As of the start of 2022,NIFA,as it is known,was still in place and still supervising Nassau's finances under a control period that resumed in 2011 after a three-year hiatus.
James F. Gaughran is an American attorney and politician from Suffolk County,New York,who served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 5th district. The district is located around the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County,encompassing the town of Huntington and the northern part of the town of Oyster Bay. Gaughran is a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2022 New York State Assembly election was held on November 8,2022. Elections were held to elect representatives from all 150 districts across the State of New York. This election coincided with New York elections for the governorship,U.S. Senate,and state senate,among others. Districts for this election were redrawn following the 2020 United States census. Democrats have held a majority in the New York State Assembly since 1975.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the 26 U.S. representatives from the State of New York,one from all 26 of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections are scheduled for June 25,2024.
The 2022 New York's 3rd congressional district election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the United States representative for New York's 3rd congressional district. Primary elections were held on August 23.
The 2024 New York's 3rd congressional district special election was held on February 13,2024,to fill the vacant seat in New York's 3rd congressional district for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant after the expulsion of Republican George Santos on December 1,2023. Considered a suburban swing seat,political analysts predicted a competitive and expensive election for both parties. The early voting period ran from February 3 to February 11,2024.
