Jennifer Maertz
(D,WF)
Maertz asks for votes for her birthday, which falls on Nov. 2, the same Election Day that LaValle first won his senate seat. A lifelong Rocky Point resident, the 34-year-old lawyer faces an uphill challenge in terms of name recognition, but distinguishes herself from her opponent with her pro-gay marriage stance.
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 [...]
Elections 2010: Dan Losquadro
Dan Losquadro (R, C, STR) Losquadro, 38, is serving his third term in the Suffolk legislature where he is the minority leader. He is also a Shoreham resident who wants to reform the state education funding formula and the public employee pension system. [...]
Elections 2010: Marc Alessi
Marc Alessi (D, I, WF-Shoreham) Alessi is running for his third full term after first being elected in a special election in 2005. He previously served as the Long Island director of the state comptroller’s office where he helped ferret out fraud. The [...]