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Laura Gillen declares victory over Anthony D’Esposito By BRENDAN CARpENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
D e m o c r at L a u r a G i l l e n declared victory over incumb e n t U. S . Re p. A n t h o n y D’Esposito in a close race in Tuesday’s election, having captured 51 percent of the vote — about 6,000 more votes than the first-term congressman. Gillen appeared to secure her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives, though the results were still unofficial as of press time on Wednesday. She was met with chants of “Laura! Laura!” from her supporters. “I am so honored and humbled to be your new congresswoman,” Gillen said. “We knocked on 300,000 doors, we made over 600,000 phone calls and we put together a campaign, a winning campaign, that we will emulate for years to come.” D’Esposito campaigned on a platfor m focused on public safety and reducing taxes. He took a strong stance on supporting Israel and said border security, too, was a major issue. Gillen, a former Hempstead town supervisor, ran on promises to improve infrastructure and protect health care access.
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L.B. resident’s first film hits the big screen school playg round, which sparked his imagination. “I didn’t really stick around Long Beach resident Mike to see what played out, but it Coppola premiered his debut just got me thinking,” Coppola film, “That Creep From the Bar recalled. “And then I kind of Last Night,” in Bellmore last got inspired with this idea of, Friday. A crowd of around 200 like, who we see, these people attended the screening of the in life, sometimes at their i n d e p e n d e n t f i l m , w h i c h worst, and that’s the only moment that you explores the strugsee, that we never gles of a man grapsee them a g ain. pling with addicAnd . . . that’s just tion and strained the only way you’ll family ties. ever know them.” “It really could “That Creep not have gone any From the Bar Last better,” Coppola Night” follows an said of the prealcoholand miere. “We had a cocaine-addicted wh o l e bu n ch o f reggae band manpeople there. We MIkE COppOLA ager who wants to did a whole red car- Filmmaker see his young pet, took some realdaughter on her ly great pictures, we gave some speeches before- birthday while facing his own hand and we watched the personal difficulties. The film movie. We got blown away by offers an intimate look at how the reception from everybody addiction and personal struggles can disrupt family bonds — standing ovation.” and lead to isolation. Coppola, who has 15 years of Coppola’s wife, Rachel, also experience in the industry and s t a r r e d i n t h e f i l m , w a s produced the film, which gave inspired to create it after a them the chance to add a perbrief but memorable encounter sonal touch and local connecwhile living in Brooklyn. He tion to the project. Filming took saw an apparently unstable place in several local spots, man talking loudly near a Continued on page 10
By ANGELINA ZINGARIELLO
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democrat Laura gillen declared victory in a tight race over incumbent Republican Congressman anthony d’esposito on tuesday night. Tackling the high cost of living and restoring the state and local tax deduction on income taxes were also part of her platform. Aside from Gillen, most area Republican incumbents kept control of their seats. In the 9th State Senate District, Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick fended off Democratic newcomer James Lynch, winning 55 percent of the votes, a 13,000-vote difference. “I’m very excited to get back to Albany to advocate for the
9th Senate District,” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said after declaring victory. “We need so much more. We need lots to be done for our communities in the way of affordability, safety and mental health. There’s a lot to be done, and I’m eager to continue that work.” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, a former Malverne village trustee, emphasized issues such as crime reduction and economic recovery during her campaign. She stressed that the police Continued on page 7
ElEction RESUltS Office
Leading
Opponent
4th congressional District
Laura gillen (d) ................... 51%
anthony d’esposito (R) ...49%
State Senate District 9
patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick (R) 55%
James Lynch (d) ...........45%
Assembly District 20
eric ari Brown (R) ................63%
tina posterli (d) ...........37%
Hempstead council Member District 5 Christopher Schneider (R) ...56%
Kevan abrahams (d).....44%
city Judge
unopposed
Corey e. Klein (d, C, R) ......100%
unofficial results as of midnight tuesday
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