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Dems call for Jacobs’ ouster as chairman Demand follows failure to meet expectations across the state 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 47
PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVEN CATRONE
Children wave American flags during the Port Washington Veterans Day parade. Several events were held throughout the Town of North Hempstead to honor the troops. See story on page 2.
Outreach, state aid goals for Port schools BY ST E V E N K E E H N E R
The district released its strategic plan in June. Superintendent MiPort Washington school officials chael Hynes said the district review provided a comprehensive assess- would bring past ideas and goals toment of the district’s goals and plans gether. “Just think of it as the previous at the State of the District meeting.
State of the District really set the table,” he said. “Now we are serving the food as far as what’s about to begin.” Hynes emphasized the signifiContinued on Page 47
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