Suffolk County Democrats
State Assembly Candidate Ed Perez
Receives Working Families Party Endorsement
Huntington, NY – New York State Assembly candidate Ed Perez has officially received the endorsement of the Working Families Party. Mr. Perez is running for New York State Assembly in the 10th District. He has received the endorsement of both the Democratic and Working Families Parties.
Mr. Perez stated, “I am honored to be running to represent...read more
PHILADELPHIA — Hillary Clinton is now officially the Democratic presidential nominee, making history as the first woman ever to secure the backing of a major American political party.
Clinton was formally nominated on the second evening of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, more than nine years after launching her first presidential bid. It was largely an evening of unity after an opening night marked by resistance from die...read more
PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic convention formally nominated Hillary Clinton for president on Tuesday, making history by choosing a woman to be the first standard-bearer of a major political party, a breakthrough underscored by a deeply personal speech by Bill Clinton calling her “the best darn change-maker I have ever known.”
At 6:39 p.m., the hall erupted in cheers and joyful tears as South Dakota cast the decisive 15 votes to put Mrs...read more
Retiring Rep. Steve Israel, who originally backed Suffolk Legis. Steve Stern to replace him in Washington, on Monday officially endorsed former Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who recently won a five-way primary in which Stern came in a distant second.
The endorsement came on the eve of Suozzi’s visit Tuesday to the nation’s capital, where Israel invited him to attend the weekly House Democratic caucus.
“I’m endorsing Tom...read more
After all the votes were counted, Anna Throne-Holst bested her opponent Dave Calone in the Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District by 319 votes.
"I am deeply grateful to all who placed their trust and support in me, and I am truly humbled by the privilege it has been to get to know, share the concerns, and my message with so many," Throne-Holst said. "I want to congratulate Dave Calone on a spirited race, and I share in...read more
Anna Throne-Holst, a former Southampton Town Supervisor, has apparently won her primary race against David Calone, a businessman, former prosecutor, and former chairman of the Suffolk County Planning Commission, and will face Lee Zeldin in the Nov. 8 election to represent New York's First Congressional District.
With some 1,800 absentee ballots counted as of Friday afternoon, Ms. Throne-Holst led Mr. Calone by 319 votes. The result is...read more