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Vol. 97, No. 46
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1,100 Dems sign on to oust chair Jacobs Party leader says he is focused on taking back lost state seats in ‘24 BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Hundreds of Democratic officials throughout New York have signed a draft letter to oust state and Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs following an election year that saw party candidates fall far short of expectations. This included the loss of four congressional seats — including two in Nassau County where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by 100,000 — as well as the loss of state Senate and Assembly seats. The letter criticizes Jacobs for failing “to commit the time, energy and resources necessary to maintain” Democratic control throughout the state while Democratic candidates across the country exceeded expectations. “The writing is on the wall and has been for some time: Jay Jacobs is not fit to serve as chair of the State Democratic Party,” the statement says, and urges Gov. Kathy Hochul to “work with the party to elect a focused, determined, unifying party leader.” Among the 1,100 who signed the letter were state senators Liz Krueger and Brad Hoylman, as well as the New York City comptroller, Brad Lander. Jacobs said on Sunday that he had no intention of resigning, according to the New York Times.
“I am proud of the work we all did to bring out our vote,” Jacobs was quoted as saying. “Like many others, I am disappointed by losses in several of our congressional races,” he said. “My focus now is on beginning the work to win those seats back in two years.” New York Democrats bashed the Democratic head for the number of closely contested races in a heavily Democratic state, including Hochul’s defeat over Republican Lee Zeldin by just short of 6 percentage points. Democratic candidates for governor have won by an average of 14 percentage points in the past 20 years. Jacobs was appointed state Democratic chair by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Republican Congressional candidates George DeVolder-Santos and Anthony D’Esposito declared defeated Great Neck businessman Robert Zimmerman and former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen in seats previously held by Democrats. Santos received 142,017, or 54.2% of the votes in the race for the 3rd Congressional District, while Zimmerman, received 120,060 or 45.8% of the votes Zimmerman, a Great Neck resident who ran on the Democratic and Working Family Parties lines, received 22,594 votes from Queens voters compared to Santos, a Queens resident who Continued on Page 46
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Great Neck North High School honored Sgt. Nathaniel Gray Sr. (right) and his son, Nathaniel Gray II, both retired members of the United States Army. See story on page 2.
G.N. residents push for counting of library votes BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Some 20 individuals gathered outside the main building of the Great Neck Library on Bayview Avenue Sunday, advocating for chal-
lenged votes from the Oct. 31 election to be counted. Trustee candidates Jessica Hughes and Christina Rusu filed a legal complaint against the library and their opponents, citing concerns
about the legitimacy of absentee ballots that have not yet been counted on Nov. 7. Thomaston resident Sabine Margolis, who organized the rally Continued on Page 47
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