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Gillen declares victory
Republicans hold ground in state races; Prop 1 passes By JoRDAN VALLoNE, JoSEPH D’ALESSANDRo & CHARLES SHAW Of the Wantagh Herald
Democratic challenger Laura Gillen declared victory against incumbent Congressman Anthony D’Esposito on Tuesday, potentially securing her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Her projected win comes after a close rematch with D’Esposito, signaling a shift in voter sentiment on Long Island and tipping this critical district back to Democratic control. “The coordinated campaign that we put together — we knocked on 300,000 doors, we made over 600,00 phone calls, and we put together a campaign that was a winning game that we will emulate in the years to come,” Gillen said. In the State Legislature, Republican State Sen. 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 focusing on securing state resources for the district and addressing quality-of-life concerns. “I’m thrilled and honored that the constituents of the 5th Senate District placed their trust in me,” Rhoads told Her-
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Fundraiser for Matt Brolly set for Nov. 13 a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week job to take care of him right now, because he is bedridden.” The accident, which hapA fundraiser will be held at Mulcahy’s Pub and Concert pened in March 2021, left Brolly Hall in Wantagh on Nov. 13 for with an injury to his spinal cord and partial M a t t h e w B r o l l y, paralysis in his nearly four years hands and le gs. after a skiing acciAccording to Matdent left the 27-year-old Seaford t h e w ’ s m o t h e r, resident living with Doreen, he has partial quadriplemovement in his gia. right leg, but no Brolly’s friends feeling, while his and family left leg has feeling expressed hope that but no movement. by organizing the Brolly showed event, they could some improvement raise enough in the months folmoney for him to lowing his injury, receive the treata n d h e w o rk e d ment that would hard at physical improve his quality therapy, regaining of life. s o m e m ove m e n t Kerry Wolfson, a and control of his family friend of the right leg, his mothBrollys for 30 years, er added. said that Matthew H o w e v e r, 1 0 is like a nephew to MAttHEW BRoLLy months after the her, and she hopes Seaford resident accident, in Januthe community will ary 2022, Brolly felt come out to the fundraiser to an intense pain in his right leg, support him. and he was diagnosed with “Every single bit of help complex regional pain synthat they can get is appreciated drome, also known as CRPS, a by the family,” Wolfson said, chronic condition usually trig“and it’s necessary, because it’s Continued on page 2
By CHARLES SHAW
cshaw@liherald.com
Adrienne Daley/Herald
Laura gillen declared her victory in the race for new York’s 4th Congressional district, potentially unseating incumbent Congressman anthony d’esposito. ald reporters on Tuesday night. “We’ve worked very hard to represent their values, to work for their safety, to work for their prosperity. I’m looking forward to continuing to get to do that work.” O n t h e A s s e m bly s i d e, Assemblyman David McDonough, also a Republican, won re-election over Democratic challenger Ellen Lederer DeFrancesco. In the election for the Town of Hempstead, Councilman Chris Schneider, a Republican, won a full term with over 35,000 votes, defeating Democratic
challenger Kevan Abrahams. Schneider, a lifelong Hempstead resident, has prioritized community engagement and local economic growth during his tenure. “To my constituents, the trust that they’re placing in me means the world to me,” Schneider said. “This is the honor of my professional life, and I’m so touched by it, I’m very humbled by it, and I’m excited by it.” Prop 1, which aims to add protections against discrimination to the state Constitution, won approval.
ElEction RESUltS Office
Leading
Opponent
4th congressional District
Laura gillen (d) ..............50.77%
anthony d’esposito (R) .... 49.08%
State Senate District 5
Steve Rhoads (R) ...........61.64%
Lisa Lin (d)..............38.24%
Assembly District 14
david Mcdonough (R) ....64.30%
ellen Lederer deFrancesco (d) ..35.64%
Hempstead council Member District 5 Christopher Schneider (R) ..... 56.19%
Kevan abrahams (d) ......43.76%
unofficial results as of midnight eSt tuesday
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