Suffolk County Democrats
The Gary Jacobs for Suffolk Legislature Campaign was out in force at the 2013 Ronkonkoma Street Fair. Gary and his campaign volunteers spoke with many voters regarding the issues and concerns that are important to the folks who live in the 12th Suffolk County Legislative District.
To learn more about Gary Jacobs or to volunteer to help Gary Jacobs into office click the Candidate Tab on the Smithtown Dems website or visit...read more
There won't be a Democratic primary in the Second Assembly District.
Rocky Point attorney Jennifer Maertz today announced she is withdrawing her candidacy in opposition to the party designee John McManmon.
In a press release issued Friday, the Maertz campaign said it "recognized that the number of signatures that could be gathered by the July 11th deadline put the campaign at great risk of an expected challenge" by McManmon....read more
Islip, NY –As the summer season wraps up, the All-Republican Islip Town Board shows no interest in packing up their flip-flops. After a nearly 8 month battle in which the Islip Republicans repeatedly back-tracked and contradicted themselves, the Brentwood community finally can claim victory in the fight for their public pools.
Democratic Town Board Candidate George Hafele said, “This saga emphasizes just how important it is that we...read more
Democratic supervisor candidate Steven E. Snair has released his plan for Smithtown, calling for the revitalization of downtown and creation of tax incentives to attract more businesses.
"Residents here in Smithtown realize that our town government isn't doing enough to address the serious challenges we face," Snair said in a statement. "If we create more economic development and broaden our tax base, and streamline government by...read more
Islip, NY –Ratings Service Standard & Poor’s has officially revised its outlook on Islip Town debt downward from stable to negative, dealing a serious blow to the credibility of the all-Republican Town Council, which has failed to make substantial progress towards balancing the budget over the last two years of their administration. The report, issued on August 22nd, states that the Board’s work has “not been sufficient in closing the...read more
Democratic town supervisor candidates
The preliminary bout, was between Democrats Ann Cotten-DeGrasse and Angela DeVito who, at times seem to be involved in a grudge match over things that happened when both were on the Riverhead School Board. It wasn’t Tyson and Holyfield and no ears were bitten, and both had their rooters in the audience.
Both agreed that maintaining services without raising taxes was an essential philosophy...read more