Islip is a town in Suffolk County,New York,United States,on the South Shore of Long Island. The population was 335,543 at the 2010 census,making it the fourth most populous city or town in the New York metropolitan area.
Brookhaven is a large suburban town in Suffolk County,Long Island,New York. With a population of 488,497 as of 2022,it is the second most populous town in the United States and in New York and the third most populous community in the state.
Enrico Anthony Lazio is an American attorney and former four-term U.S. Representative from the State of New York. A Long Island native,Lazio became well-known during his bid for U.S. Senate in New York's 2000 Senate election;he was defeated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Lazio also ran unsuccessfully for the 2010 New York State Republican Party gubernatorial nomination.
The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature,while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York,its members are elected to two-year terms with no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. The Democratic Party has held control of the New York State Senate since 2019. The Senate Majority Leader is Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
The lieutenant governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. Official duties dictated to the lieutenant governor under the present New York Constitution are to serve as president of the state senate,serve as acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or the disability of the governor,or to become governor in the event of the governor's death,resignation or removal from office via impeachment. Additional statutory duties of the lieutenant governor are to serve on the New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments,the State Defense Council,and on the board of trustees of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The lieutenant governor of New York is the highest-paid lieutenant governor in the country.
The lieutenant governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the State of Georgia,elected to a four-year term by popular vote. Unlike in some other U.S. states,the lieutenant governor is elected on a separate ticket from the governor of Georgia.
Phillip Michael Boyle is an American politician who served as the Senator for the 4th District of the New York Senate from 2013 to 2022. He is a Republican. The district he served includes the villages of Babylon,Brightwaters,Lindenhurst,Ocean Beach,Saltaire in Suffolk County on Long Island.
Joseph Nestor Mondello was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee until September 2009 and as the chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee from 1983 to May 24,2018.
The 2009 New York State Senate leadership crisis was a political dispute and constitutional crisis that prevented the New York State Senate from functioning for a month.
Alfred C. Graf is an American politician and attorney who served as the New York State Assemblyman for the 5th district from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he represented portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Islip,including Holbrook,Lake Ronkonkoma,Ronkonkoma,Holtsville,Centereach,Selden,parts of Farmingville,Islandia,North Patchogue and Stony Brook in Suffolk County on Long Island. Graf has been a Suffolk County District Court Judge since 2018.
James Edward Banks is an American politician who is the United States Senator-elect from Indiana. He currently serves as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 3rd congressional district since 2017. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Indiana Senate from 2010 to 2016.
Anthony Howard Palumbo is an American Republican Party politician who currently represents the 1st district of the New York State Senate. He previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly.
Robert Gary Ortt II is an American military veteran,treasurer,and politician who is a member of the New York State Senate. Ortt represents the 62nd district,which covers Niagara and Orleans counties. First elected in 2014,Ortt is a Republican.
The 2018 New York state elections took place on November 6,2018. On that date,the State of New York held elections for the following offices:Governor and Lieutenant Governor,Attorney General,Comptroller,U.S. Senate,U.S. House of Representatives,New York State Senate,New York state assembly,and various others. Primary elections took place on September 13,2018. As of May 2018,Democrats had won all 19 elections to statewide offices that have occurred in New York since 2002.
Christine Pellegrino is a former member of the New York State Assembly from the 9th District. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her election,Pellegrino was a teacher for 25 years,spending most of her career teaching in Baldwin Public Schools. She got her start in political activism and involvement as an educator in NYSUT and in grassroots education movements. Pellegrino ran as the 2020 Democratic nominee for the 4th District of the New York Senate.
The 202nd New York State Legislature,consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly,met from January 4,2017,to December 31,2018,during the seventh and eighth years of Andrew Cuomo's governorship,in Albany
The 2018 New York State Senate elections were held on November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts in the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on September 13,2018.
Michael John LiPetri is a Republican attorney and politician from New York State who served as a New York State Assemblyman from the 9th district,until his term expired at the end of 2020. Located on the South Shore of Long Island,the district includes several communities including Massapequa,Massapequa Park and South Farmingdale in Nassau County and West Babylon,Babylon village,West Islip and part of Brightwaters in Suffolk County,as well as several barrier islands in the Great South Bay.
Joseph P. DeStefano is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 3rd district since 2019. The district includes portions of the town of Brookhaven,including Bellport and Mastic Beach in Suffolk County on Long Island. DeStefano is a Republican.
Alexis Weik is an American politician,civil servant,and businesswoman who has represented the 3rd district in the New York State Senate since 2021. A Republican,Weik had previously served as receiver of taxes for the Town of Islip from 2012 until 2020.
