Suffolk County Democrats
They came by email, on Facebook and Twitter, and through the postal service. Some came by phone, and others in face-to-face exchanges.
When Islip Supervisor Tom Croci recently asked town residents for input on closing the $26 million budget deficit, hundreds of residents responded.
"Hi Tom, I read your facebook message, you have every right to raise all tax payers 10-15 (dollars) per month to get out of this mess," wrote Larry...read more
Our campaign received another major boost with the endorsement of the Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees (AME).
Daniel P. Farrell, President of AME stated the following: "The AME Executive Board and Political Action Committee believe that you demonstrated some very comprehensive ideas in your quest for this office. Therefore you have earned AME's endorsement on behalf of our 8,500 active and retired members."
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A new poll has Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop with a 13-point edge over his GOP opponent, Randy Altschuler.
The Siena College Research Institute poll, released Thursday, shows the five-term congressman from Southampton leading the St. James businessman 52 percent to 39 percent, among 624 likely voters surveyed from Sept. 5 to 10. That includes 25 percent of Republicans saying they'd support the incumbent Democrat.
"What we see here...read more
A new poll has Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop with a 13-point edge over his GOP opponent, Randy Altschuler.
The Siena College Research Institute poll, released Thursday, shows the five-term congressman from Southampton leading the St. James businessman 52 percent to 39 percent, among 624 likely voters surveyed from Sept. 5 to 10. That includes 25 percent of Republicans saying they'd support the incumbent Democrat.
"What we see here...read more
The House budget drawn up by Rep. Paul Ryan would end Medicare as we know it. Instead of a defined benefit plan run through Medicare, seniors would receive an $8000 voucher to purchase private health insurance in the open market. This will increase out-of-pocket health care costs for a typical 65 year-old senior by more than $6,000 by 2022. That is more than double the cost under current law.read more
Less than 600 votes separated them last time, but with eight weeks to go in their rematch, Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop has seized a 13-point lead over Republican Randy Altschuler, according to a new poll released Thursday.
According to Siena College, Bishop (D-Southampton) leads Altschuler, a St. James businessman, 52 percent to 39 percent, among 624 Suffolk County voters surveyed from Sept. 5 to 10. Notably, Bishop led among...read more