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McDonough won’t seek another term Feb. 21. “I hope to go to Albany and help make New York more David McDonough, the long- affordable, restore public safety time state lawmaker represent- and better the quality of life,” ing the 14th Assembly District, she wrote. “I will be a strong will not run for re-election this advocate for my constituents fall, according to a report by and a proponent of common Newsday and an announcement sense policies.” McDonough has represented from local Republican leaders. McDonough, 88, has repre- the 14th District — a longtime sented parts of NasGOP stronghold that sau County for 24 includes parts of years, first winning Bellmore, Wantagh a special election in and the Jones Beach 2002. His decision area — since 2002. not to seek another During his tenure, term came about a he built a reputation week after Newsday locally for constiture por ted that the ent services and Merrick Republican community outhad not appeared in reach. His district Albany in over two o f f i c e re g u l a rly years and had voted organized drives to on 10 out of the collecting toys, more than 100 votes STEVE RHoADS coats, school supi n t h a t c h a m b e r State senator plies and pet food through Feb. 5 this for residents in year. need, along with T h e N a s s a u Re p u bl i c a n relief donations for communiCommittee announced that it ties impacted by major storms. would support Shannon FrederI n A l b a n y, M c D o n o u g h icks, a 29-year-old State Senate served on several committees staffer and regional coordina- whose work affected Nassau tor for Senate Republicans in County, and frequently highNassau County, in her cam- lighted bipartisan work on legpaign for McDonough’s seat. islation. He supported efforts to F r e d e r i c k s , o f S e a f o r d , expand Holocaust education announced her candidacy on
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The United States and Israel launched airstrikes this weekend that killed Iran’s supreme leader and other government offcials in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation.
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Ferretti, Gillen, Garbarino react as Khamenei is reported killed By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Local, state and federal elected officials representing Wantagh and Seaford reacted to the bombing of key military targets and the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other government leaders on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate any threat that Iran will create nuclear weapons. “We stand in firm support of the United States Armed Forces and the Israeli military as they take necessary, decisive action to defend our nations and restore stability to the Middle East,” Town of Hempstead
Supervisor John Ferretti, a Republican, wrote in a Facebook post, adding that “a nuclear-armed Iran is an unacceptable, existential threat. Allowing this regime to obtain nuclear weapons would make the entire world far less safe.” Ferretti and other South Shore elected officials described the Iranian government as the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism. Iran has repeatedly said its nuclear enrichment activities are entirely peaceful. Long Island is home to more than 10,000 people of Iranian descent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with roughly 9,600 in Nassau County. U.S. Representatives Laura Gillen and Andrew Garbarino both argued that Iran ConTInUeD on Page 2
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