North Merrick Republican Dave McDonough, 81, was first elected to the State Assembly in a special election in 2002 and was re-elected to his ninth term in 2016.
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11/1/18
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In the race for the seat in the 19th Assembly District, the Herald endorses incumbent Ed Ra, of Franklin Square.
Given Ra’s years of experience in the State Assembly — he was first elected to …
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11/1/18
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For the third time in four years, the Assembly race in the 20th District is an open and contested battle, as Juan Vides, an Oceanside businessman, and incumbent State Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller, a Republican and an Atlantic Beach resident, are the major party candidates.
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By Jeff Bessen and a href='mailto:arifilato@liherald.com'>Anthony Rifilato
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10/4/18
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Two men are vying for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Melissa Miller for New York’s 20th Assembly District seat.
Jack Vobis, from Island Park, an attorney who …
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By Peter Belfiore
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8/30/18
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As her first term in the state assembly winds down, Melissa Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) prepares for her first bid for re-election in the 20th district on Nov. 6. Miller defeated Anthony Eramo, a Long Beach Democrat, by almost 3,000 votes in 2016 in the race to replace Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) after Kaminsky ran for and won a state senate seat.
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By Tyler Marko
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8/23/18
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When he returned to the U.S. after World War II, my grandpa, Vincent Pastore, sometimes sifted through the nightmarish memories that I could never fully understand by simply regarding his Purple Heart.
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2/2/18
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Every Election Day is important, and Nov. 7 is no different. There aren’t a lot of high-profile contests, but voters will still be choosing village mayors and town and county officials.
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10/19/17
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My political career started in the early 1960s, when I was a young reporter and then a speechwriter for political candidates. My hometown of Long Beach was one of only two Democratic areas . . .
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9/7/17
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Jeff Leb, from Cedarhurst, was honored by the 41st Assembly District Democrats Club at the group’s annual dinner-dance at Congregation Beth Shalom in Brooklyn on April 6.
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4/7/17
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Atlantic Beach resident Missy Miller was ceremoniously sworn in by Joseph Mondello, chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee as she took the oath of office to serve as the assemblywoman for the 20th Assembly District at Lawrence Middle School at the Broadway Campus on Tuesday. The official swearing-in is in Albany on Jan. 3.
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By Diana Colapietro
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12/21/16
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