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Gillen declares victory; GOP Kiwanis gears maintains control of other seats
up for another fall food drive
By JORDAN VALLONE & JOSPEH D’ALESSANDRO of the East Meadow Herald
Re p u bl i c a n i n c u m b e n t s appear to have retained most local seats in New York on Tuesday, but in Congressional District 4, Democratic challenger Laura Gillen declared victory over incumbent Congressman Anthony D’Esposito, securing her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives. “We knocked on 300,000 doors, we made over 600,00 phone calls, and we put together a campaign that was a winning came that we will emulate in the years to come,” Gillen said. In the State Legislature, Republican State Senator Steve Rhoads was re-elected with over 102,000 votes, defeating Democrat Lisa Lin. Rhoads, a prominent advocate of public safety issues, celebrated his win by promising to continue his focus on supporting the values of district constituents. “I’m thrilled and honored that the constituents of the 5th Senate District placed their trust in me,” Rhoads told Herald reporters on Tuesday night. “We’ve worked very hard to represent their values, to work for their safety, to work for
lecting food, and that food gets sorted by the kids and goes right into the homes of people Student volunteers from who need it, and this one is East Meadow High School’s actually really embedded in the Key Club, part of the Kiwanis East Meadow community.” Volunteers encourage comClub of East Meadow, will hold their annual fall food drive this munity members to give what weekend, with collections set to they can. “The kids come and they take place at the Uniondale donate their time, ShopRite on Saturand we give fliers day and Sunday, to to people going into help feed hungry the stores that ask families this them to bring a Thanksgiving. nonperishable item The Kiwanis out that is going to Club holds two seago directly into the sonal food drives homes of people each year, in spring NICHOLE MANALIL who need it,” Razzand fall. The orga- President, ano said. “Not only nization collects East Meadow do they hand out sealed foods and High School Key Club the fliers, but they ingredients, from get the groceries canned goods to cake mix, in addition to gift from the people coming out of cards for perishable items, such the stores. Then we take them as dairy products and fresh to a holding location to get it vegetables. The goal is to pro- organized.” As Thanksgiving approachvide every family in need in East Meadow with at least es, the food will be moved from storage to W.T. Clarke High three bags of food. “I really love doing food School, where it will be predrives because it’s direct,” pared for distribution by stuKiwanis Club member Cathe- dents and their families. “The families (who receive rine Razzano, who has chaired the food drive committee for six donations) are given to us by years, said. “There’s nothing in the social workers at each between — it’s volunteers colContinued on page 4
By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO
jdalessandro@liherald.com
Adrienne Daley/Herald
Laura gillen declared victory in the Congressional district 4 race on tuesday night. their prosperity. I’m looking forward to continuing to get to do that work.” Republican Assemblyman John Mikulin celebrated reelection Tuesday night, earning over 43,000 votes, defeating Democratic challenger Harpreet Toor, who earned just over 22,000 votes. “Thank you for the support,” Mikulin said of those who voted for him. “I look forward to getting back to work for the people at home.” State Assemblyman Ed Ra, a
Republican, also retained his seat in the Legislature, earning 59 percent of the vote, beating D e m o c r at S a n j e ev Ku m a r Jindal. “Thank you all for getting out there and showing how red Nassau County can be,” Ra said in his victory speech Tuesday night, “so that we can continue to fight for you in Albany.” Prop 1, an amendment that aimed to add protections against discrimination to the state constitution, was overwhelmingly approved by voters.
ElEction RESUltS Office
Leading
Opponent
4th congressional District
Laura gillen (d) ...................51%
anthony d’esposito (R)...49%
State Senate District 5
Steve Rhoads (R) .............60.42%
Lisa Lin (d)..............39.49%
Assembly District 17
John Mikulin (R) ............ 63.48%
Harpreet toor (d).....36.43%
Assembly District 19
ed Ra (R) ....................... 64.59%
Sanjeev Jindal (d) ...35.31%
unofficial results as of midnight tuesday
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t’s such a heartwarming feeling.