Dermond Thomas
(D,WF-Valley Stream)
In the race to replace outgoing Assemblyman Bob Barra (R-Lynbrook), who is stepping down after a decade, Thomas, 34, is a political newcomer and Manhattan attorney well versed in business law. He says being a board member of Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation gave him experience in the realm of creating sustainable communities.
LI State Assembly Races: Graf Unseats Fields, Alessi-Losquadro Neck-and-Neck
Democrats maintained their majority in the New York State Assembly but Republicans chipped away at that advantage and may have picked off at least one Democratic incumbent Assembly member on Long Island, if not two. Assemblywoman Ginny Fields (I-Oakdale), [...]
Election Guide 2010: Long Island’s State Senate and Assembly Races
What’s at stake in next Tuesday’s election is huge for New York: a new governor, for sure, and possibly a radical shift in the balance of power in Albany. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, won’t lose his prestigious title but his [...]