Friday, November 17, 2017
THE PULSE OF THE PENINSULA
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Curran seen riding wave of frustration
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Unhappiness with GOP in Nassau, D.C. drives county exec win: analysts BY LU K E TOR R A N C E Laura Curran became the third Democrat elected as Nassau County executive by rallying the support of voters who are frustrated with Republicans in Nassau and Washington, political analysts said. “I think it’s probably a mix,” said Craig Burnett, an assistant professor of political science at Hofstra University. “You’re going to get an increased turnout from Democrats who are unhappy with what has happened in Washington, and independent voters. There is also the corruption issues in county. People here are paying high taxes, so they’ll be sensitive to cases of corruption.” He added that turnout among Democrats was boosted by the ballot measure on whether to hold a state constitutional convention, which Democrats (and many Republicans) voted against. Around the country, last
week’s election was framed as a referendum on President Donald Trump. Burnett said the results in Virginia, where a Democrat was elected governor and the party gained seats in the legislature, could say something about Nassau County. “If you look at Virginia, you’re finding that a lot of wealthier and above average income residents who are college educated [and] live in suburbia voted Democrat, and those people usually vote Republican,” he said. “That describes a lot of voters in Nassau: pretty well educated and above average incomes. That switch this year also contributed to Curran’s victory.” There are more registered Democrats than Republicans in Nassau County, but Republicans have traditionally dominated offyear elections. Six of the county’s eight previous executives have been Republican. Continued on Page 67
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department responded to a car fire in Great Neck on Sunday morning, extinguishing a blaze at an intersection. See story on page 13.
Peter Meade, longtime Alert member, dies at 74 BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Peter Meade, a former president of the Great Neck Alert Fire Company who served the department for over 50 years, died
on Nov. 5. He was 74. In addition to his service with the Alert Fire Company, where colleagues considered him a “point man,” Meade was a Marine Corps veteran, chief of fire communications for Nassau
County, an assistant chief fire marshal of Nassau County’s Fire and Rescue Services and a legislative advocate for those in the fire services. Peggy Meade, his wife of Continued on Page 66
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