12 More Days - Take Action to Elect Craig Johnson

If you're in New York City and about to head home then please instead come and join other volunteers tonight (1/25) at the Communications Workers of America volunteer phonebank anytime from 6 to 9 pm. It's at 80 Pine Street on the 37th Floor.

If you want to help but can't make it tonight, sign up for email about future volunteer opportunities.

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Time to Crack Down on Workers' Comp Cheats

A new study from the Fiscal Policy Institute (pdf of the study here) lays out a straightforward way to cut workers' comp premiums and increase benefits for injured workers (hat tip to the NY Times). How?

By enforcing the law and cracking down on tax cheat companies that don't pay their full workers' comp premiums, New York state would raise $500 million to $1 billion a year. That's how much cheating companies are costing the system. Statewide, the missing money comes out to between 15 percent and 20 percent of yearly workers' comp premiums.

This study makes it clear that the first step in any proposed reform of worker's comp needs to be enforcing the law. From the study's conclusion:

"It is up to government to police the labor market and employer labor practices just as government must police the streets to maintain public safety. In New York, government has failed to do that.
. . .
Now, New York State needs an aggressive effort to combat workers' compensation employer fraud connected to both general non-compliance and to the growing employer practice of misclassifying workers as independent contractors. Reform of the workers' compensation system should include institution of an aggressive enforcement effort to combat employer fraud."

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NY Ed-PAC endorses Craig Johnson

And they're coming strong out of the gate, with a new commercial and a $250,000 ad buy.



Here's the press release and ad text:

NY Ed-PAC Launches Major Ad Campaign to Defeat Maureen O’Connell

Takes O'Connell to Task for Right Wing Record, Labels Her "Out of Step with Nassau Families"

NY Ed-PAC launched a major TV ad campaign in Nassau County targeting GOP State Senate candidate Maureen O'Connell for her right wing voting record as a member of the New York State Assembly.

"Maureen O’Connell is out of step with Nassau families. In the Assembly she voted against stem cell research and even introduced legislation to ban it. Instead of voting with Nassau families, she voted in lock-step with the New York Right to Life Committee against medical research that could save lives," said Jonathan Rosen, a spokesman for NY Ed-PAC.

"Now Maureen O’Connell is trying to hide her record against stem cell research and the right-to-choose from Nassau County voters. It's sad - but no matter how hard Maureen O'Connell tries to run away from her ultra-conservative voting record, it's clear that she's doesn't share our values," said Rosen.

NY Ed-PAC is an organization dedicated to electing state legislators that will fight for excellence in public education. While O'Connell voted against multiple Assembly budget plans to increase funding for education, Ed-PAC chose to focus on O'Connell's stem cell voting record in the ad because, according to Rosen, "it epitomizes just how out of step she is with mainstream Nassau voters."

On Sunday, O'Connell denied she opposed stem cell research and a woman's right to choose. Unfortunately her record tells a different story.

• On March 19, 2003 and again on June 17, 2004 Maureen O'Connell voted against A-6249A – legislation to authorize scientists to clone human embryos for stem cells, while banning human cloning for non stem cell related purposes.
• On March 17, 2005 O'Connell introduced A-10256 - which would have amended New York's Public Health Law to ban the use of human embryos for stem cell research. Christopher Reeve testified against identical legislation sponsored in the U.S. Senate by ultra-conservative GOP Senator Sam Brownback.
• On May 3, 2005 O'Connell voted against A-6300 in the Health Committee. The bill would have established the New York State Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine.
• A look at the legislative scorecard of NYS Right to Life shows that O'Connell voted with them 100% of the time.
  

"Not only is Maureen O'Connell out of step with Nassau families, she’s trying to mislead them about her ultra conservative voting record," said Rosen.

The ad began running this morning on Nassau cable television. Ed-PAC anticipates spending $250,000 to broadcast the ad over the next two weeks.

The script of the ad is below. The ad can be viewed on YouTube at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=IMNdZWiiZaQ

NY-Ed PAC
"Out of Step"
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Someday it could lead to a cure for cancer. Show us how to prevent Alzheimer's. Or help a paralyzed child walk again.

Stem cell research offers that hope. If anti-choice extremists don't stop it.

In the State Assembly, Maureen O'Connell voted against stem cell research, even sponsored legislation to ban a promising research technique, and O'Connell voted with the Right to Life Committee on every one of its key bills.

Maureen O'Connell.
Not in Step with Nassau Families
Not the change Albany needs.

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SEIU Local 32BJ Endorses Craig Johnson for State Senate

Adding to a string of endorsements, 32BJ has endorsed Craig Johnson (D-WFP) for State Senate. Here's the press release:

LOCAL 32BJ ENDORSES CRAIG JOHNSON FOR STATE SENATE

Citing his support for working families, Local 32BJ today announced its decision to endorse Democrat Craig Johnson for the New York State Senate seat (District 7) left vacant by the departure of Michael Balboni. The formal announcement, made by Local 32BJ President Mike Fishman, follows a screening of both candidates by union members on Long Island.

"By helping to pass a minimum wage bill in Nassau County, Craig Johnson has shown himself to be a strong supporter of Long Island's working families" said Mike Fishman, Local 32BJ President. "We look forward to working with him in Albany to raise standards for all New York's working families."

Last year, the Nassau County Legislature passed a living wage law that will raise minimum wages for workers contracted by the county to $9.50 an hour beginning in 2007. The minimum hourly pay rate will increase to $10.50 an hour in 2008, and again in 2010 to $12.50 an hour.

"I am proud to be endorsed by the men and women of Local 32BJ who work hard to keep our buildings clean and safe," said Craig Johnson. "With 32BJ's powerful support, I am confident we can win and together take back our state government on behalf of New York's working families."

Local 32BJ has come out in strong support of the Governor's efforts to move aggressively to reform state government.

With more than 85,000 members, including 60,000 in New York, Local 32BJ is the largest private sector union in New York and the largest property service workers union in the United States.

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Nassau County Police Benevolent Association endorses Craig Johnson for State Senate

Nassau County Police Benevolent Association (PBA) President Gary DelaRaba announced the union's endorsement of Craig Johnson (D-WFP) for State Senate earlier today. The Nassau Police Benevolent Association has over 2,000 members and is the largest law enforcement union on Long Island.

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Crain's Says Johnson Has Momentum

Crain's Insider is giving the edge to Craig Johnson (D-WFP) in his State Senate race, under the heading "Long Island Democrat gaining momentum." There's no link, but here's the quote:

"Democratic State Senate candidate Craig Johnson, a Nassau County legislator, is picking up friends among issue advocates and labor groups. In one ad, the NY Ed-PAC, a group promoting education spending, stops just short of accusing Republican Maureen O’Connell of opposing a cure for cancer - in the Assembly, she voted against stem cell research. Several unions, which customarily back Senate Republicans, have jumped ship in favor of Johnson. One of the largest is the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which has 1,100 members in the district."

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Senate Republicans Filibuster Minimum Wage Increase

In a just completed vote in the U.S. Senate, Senate Republicans have blocked a minimum wage increase, deciding they won't help working families unless there are strings attached.

Every Senate Democrat voted for the clean bill to raise the minimum wage, including Senators Clinton and Schumer from New York, but Senate Republicans filibustered the bill. Because of the Republican filibuster, Democrats needed 60 votes to pass the bill instead of the usual 50. The vote was 54 votes for the clean minimum wage increase and 43 votes against.

So what comes next? Senate Republicans will be under pressure to back down from their opposition to raising the minimum wage and help working families. If the Senate passes a minimum wage increase paired with tax breaks then the House and Senate will negotiate over which bill to pass, a clean House bill or a Senate bill with strings attached. That raises a tough question: is it better to compromise and pass something now or keep fighting for a clean bill.

What do you think should happen?

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Craig Johnson for State Senate TV Commercial #2

Here's the second Craig Johnson for State Senate TV commercial. Like the first, it was done by Jimmy Siegel.



What do you think?

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23,427 Doors Knocked For Craig Johnson

The Working Families Party door-to-door operation is hitting the doors every day to elect Craig Johnson to the State Senate. In 12 days we've already knocked on 23,427 doors for Craig Johnson, including a one-night high of 2,501 doors this weekend.

You can join in too. This weekend kicked off with State Sen. Liz Krueger meeting volunteers at the Mineola LIRR Train Station and sending them out canvassing for Craig Johnson. Sign up now and find out about more volunteer opportunities.

If it's to cold or wet for you to canvass outside then you can still help. A massive door-to-door operation like this is an expensive undertaking. Make a donation to support the door-to-door operation.

Here are some pictures of the people working hard out there from a recent briefing. Careful watchers will be able to pick out Aaron Hecht, the Johnson campaign Field Director, who came in to talk to the canvass before they went out into the field.
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Senate Nears Minimum Wage Decision

This afternoon, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to start floor debate on raising the minimum wage.

Senators need to step up and do the right thing for working families. House Democrats have already shown the courage of their convictions by passing a clean minimnum wage increase with no strings attached. But some Senators want to back down in the face of a threatened Republican filibuster and attach $8 billion in tax breaks to a minimum wage increase.

Senator Clinton has taken the right position. Our Senators need to know that we want a clean minimum wage increase with no strings attached.

Tell Senator Clinton and Senator Schumer to hold firm and match the House of Representatives by raising the minimum wage with no strings attached.

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Joe Mondello Can't Count

Joe Mondello, Chair of the New York state GOP and of the Nassau County GOP, has a lot riding on the Feb 6 special election in the Seventh Senate District. It's the first election under his watch as chair of the state GOP, it's happening in his backyard, and it's a test of how the state GOP will respond to their drubbing in the 2006 Governor's race.

So maybe that's why Joe chose to be a little, shall we say, extravagant with the truth. From a New York Times article on the race:

The campaign is off to a quick start. "We had 500 people going door to door last weekend, and we hope to have 700 this weekend," Mr. Mondello said. Democrats say they have an equally ambitious field operation. Their county chairman, Jay S. Jacobs, said that with an expected 10 to 15 percent voter turnout, "the ground game is the decider."

Yeah right.

Now it is right that the ground game is the decider. And the Working Families Party is running an ambitious field operation, that's right too.

But there's no way the state Republicans have 100 people going door to door, much less 500 or 700. The thing about canvassing is, if you're out there canvassing for hours and the other side is out there canvassing for hours then each side's canvassers are going to run into each other. But I asked our 45 canvassers, who are knocking on thousands of doors every night, if they've seen a GOP door knocker.

The word from the Working Families Party canvass is that yesterday is the first day O'Connell had people on the doors, and it was only a handful of people.

And it's not like we stick to the areas where turnout has historically been in our favor. Our targeting is pretty advanced, so we can pick out the voters likely to go our way even in areas that don't look promising overall. So we'd be running into any GOP door knockers that are out there. A couple of nights ago, we were in Maureen O'Connell's home turf, near her house, and we didn't see any GOP door knockers. Not a one.

So I'm asking you. Campaign volunteers were deep in Republican turf in Mineola on Saturday, with not a single Republican walker spotted. If you were out there knocking on doors for Craig, did you see any of Joe Mondello's imaginary friends?

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Craig Johnson for State Senate web site is live

The Craig Johnson for State Senate web site is live - check it out at craigjohnsonforsenate.com

Update: The site talks about Craig's background and issue positions. Plus there's a head shot (right) for us bloggers!

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Senate Still Debating Minimum Wage

More than a week after the House passed a clean bill to raise the minimum wage, the Senate is still debating what to do. The Senate debate centers on whether the minimum wage increase needs to be paired with tax breaks to avoid a threatened Republican filibuster or whether the Senate can pass a clean minimum wage increase with no strings attached.

Senator Clinton has taken the right position and called for a clean minimum wage increase. New York Representative Charlie Rangel lays out the strategy in a Wall Street Journal article:

Mr. Rangel appears to have staked out a bargaining position that Senate Democrats should at least first try to pass the wage increase without the tax breaks. "Why do you need a tax break to do the right thing?" Mr. Rangel asked. "Maybe he (Sen. Baucus) doesn't have a strong feel for the depth of support that this bill has. . . . I strongly disagree that this thing would be filibustered."

Tell Senator Clinton and Senator Schumer to hold firm and pass a minimum wage increase with no strings attached to match the bill the House passed.

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Working Families Party Field Operation in SD7

I want to update everyone on the Working Families Party field operation to elect Craig Johnson to the State Senate.

The WFP has been sending out around 45 people a night for the last week to knock on doors and talk to voters about Craig Johnson. After a week of work, the WFP field operation has knocked on 15,293 doors.

Why is this important? The answer comes down to one word: turnout.

A Presidential election year is the high water mark for voter turnout. The high level of attention focused on a Presidential race drives voter turnout up to 50% of eligible voters. That drops in non-Presidential year elections like the 2006 election. And it drops even more for special elections that aren't held in November, like the one Craig Johnson is running in on February 6th in the Seventh State Senate District.

To give you some numbers, around 7.5 million people voted in New York state in 2004. That dropped to 4.7 million people in 2006. For a low profile special election held in early February like this one, voter turnout drops precipitiously, to as low as 10%.

That means shoe leather decides who wins. The campaign that wins is the one that knocks on the most doors to identify the most supporters and turn them out to vote. A solid field operation is critical to winning a special election.

But that takes money. To fully fund our field operation, we need to raise $10,000 online. We've gone full speed ahead and deployed our Get Out the Vote operation already - betting that your support will translate into the dollars we need to win, just like it did during the 2006 Congressional elections.

Your donation will help put Craig Johnson in the State Senate. Donate today.

Here are some pictures from one of our first training sessions for the campaign.


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Campaign Finance Filings in SD7

The February 6 special election for the open State Senate seat in the Seventh District (say that 10 times fast) will have three campaign finance report fillings. One is on January 26th, one is after the election on March 5th, and the third was on January 16th. So how much have the candidates raised?

Maureen O'Connell has raised $347,060 and spent $330,178, leaving her with $16,882 in cash on hand.

O'Connell's contributions came from just 4 sources:

1. $330,000 came from the State Senate Republican Campaign Committee
2. $8,500 came from Long Island Republican State Senator Kemp Hannon's campaign committee
3. $8,500 came from Deputy Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who hopes to one day be Senate Majority Leader
4. $60 came from a small dollar campaign contributor
   

Craig Johnson has raised $218,801 but spent only $6,955, meaning he is way ahead with $211,845 in cash on hand.

Johnson's contributions came from over 40 people (the link shows $126,301 raised but doesn't include over $90,000 from the Johnson family).

Johnson's behind in campaign contributions but way ahead in cash on hand. But don't get overconfident by the disparity in cash on hand - Johnson Campaign HQ says their cash on hand number only reflects spending up to the 11th (the legal cutoff) and most of that money is spoken for in the form of TV ads.

Now we've got 10 days until the next campaign finance reports are due to translate grassroots support for Craig Johnson into campaign dollars. For that, we need you. You've got two ways to help -

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WFP Says NO To Escalation In Iraq

George Bush's plan to increase American involvement in Iraq is a mistake.

Iraq is in a civil war. Over 100 people died in Baghdad on Tuesday - and American troops are caught in the crossfire. It was a mistake to declare war in the first place, and our troops are dying in vain. Terrorism is real, but it's long been clear that this war is reducing neither the threats posed by Islamic fundamentalism nor the sustenance that terrorists depend on.

When you're in a hole, the first rule is to stop digging. It's time to bring the troops home.

Past Congresses have taken action to regulate military deployments by limiting their timing and capping their size. The time has come for this Congress to do the same thing in Iraq.

The House of Representatives can take the first step by refusing to fund an escalation in Iraq.

It'll take all of us to end this war. But you can feel it in the air - the American public is seeing Bush and Cheney for what they really are. Out of touch. Out of ideas. Out of time. But the war won't end if we don't speak out.

Tell your U.S. Representative to say NO to George Bush's plan to escalate the war in Iraq.

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WFP 2006 Congressional Candidate Vote Counts

Here's more information on the number of votes cast on the Working Families line in the 2006 election: a district-by-district breakdown of votes by Congressional District (CD).

CD	WFP Candidate	WFP Vote	Candidate Vote	Total Vote	Candidate % of Total Vote	WFP % of Total Vote	WFP % of Candidate's Vote
1	Bishop	4,346	104,360	167,688	62.2%	2.59%	4.16%
2	Israel	3,733	105,276	149,488	70.4%	2.50%	3.55%
3	Mejias	3,674	79,843	181,630	44.0%	2.02%	4.60%
4	McCarthy	3,911	101,861	156,911	64.9%	2.49%	3.84%
5	Ackerman	3,273	77,190	77,190	100.0%	4.24%	4.24%
7	Crowley	3,731	63,997	76,217	84.0%	4.90%	5.83%
8	Nadler	12,421	108,536	127,622	85.0%	9.73%	11.44%
9	Weiner	4,722	71,762	71,762	100.0%	6.58%	6.58%
11	Clarke	12,814	88,334	96,435	91.6%	13.29%	14.51%
12	Velazquez	7,173	62,847	70,029	89.7%	10.24%	11.41%
13	Harrison	2,902	45,131	104,465	43.2%	2.78%	6.43%
14	Maloney	8,100	119,582	141,551	84.5%	5.72%	6.77%
15	Rangel	10,059	103,916	110,508	94.0%	9.10%	9.68%
16	Serrano	2,945	56,124	58,883	95.3%	5.00%	5.25%
17	Engel	4,900	93,614	122,456	76.4%	4.00%	5.23%
18	Lowey	5,215	124,256	175,706	70.7%	2.97%	4.20%
20	Gillibrand	8,752	125,168	235,722	53.1%	3.71%	6.99%
21	McNulty	6,770	159,268	214,356	74.3%	3.16%	4.25%
22	Hinchey	7,316	121,683	121,683	100.0%	6.01%	6.01%
23	Johnson	3,459	62,318	169,099	36.9%	2.05%	5.55%
24	Arcuri	6,544	109,686	201,190	54.5%	3.25%	5.97%
25	Maffei	6,503	107,108	217,633	49.2%	2.99%	6.07%
26	Davis	6,582	100,914	210,171	48.0%	3.13%	6.52%
27	Higgins	8,930	140,027	176,641	79.3%	5.06%	6.38%
28	Slaughter	5,936	111,386	152,230	73.2%	3.90%	5.33%
29	Massa	5,435	100,044	206,121	48.5%	2.64%	5.43%

And here's a geographic look at where WFP votes came from.

I'll post more as it becomes available.

Update: If you're having trouble seeing the right half of the chart then it's formatted so you can copy and paste it into the spreadsheet or database of your choice and view it there.

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Jimmy Dahroug endorses Craig Johnson

The Albany Project has the details.

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Skelos and Bruno

For those without access, since I believe it's not online, here's the rumor that Liz Benjamin refers to in passing today from Crain's Insider:

"SKELOS AND BRUNO

Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno has put a significant contingent to work on the Long Island race to replace Sen. Michael Balboni, and insiders say that Bruno is doing so to protect his interests. They claim he doesn't trust Sen. Dean Skelos, R-Nassau, to go all out for Republican candidate Maureen O'Connell, because Skelos could gain if she loses: Her loss would weaken Bruno's hold on the Senate majority, and Skelos might be able to take control, insiders say. A spokesman for Skelos says the idea is ridiculous. The senator is O’Connell's campaign chair, has given her money and met with her personally to encourage her to run."

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Sen Schumer Endorses Craig Johnson for State Senate

Last Sunday, for those that missed it, Chuck Schumer endorsed Craig Johnson for State Senate.

Here's the press release:

SCHUMER, JOHNSON TEAM UP TO LAUNCH 2-PRONGED OFFENSIVE TO LOWER Rx DRUG COSTS

At Federal and State Levels, Schumer and Johnson Vow to Empower Medicare and State to Negotiate With Giant Drug Companies For Best Prices
Seniors and Others Stand To Gain
Schumer Endorses Johnson as the "Best Hope for Reform and Change in Albany"

U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer joined Democratic State Senate candidate Craig Johnson in Great Neck on Sunday to formally endorse Johnson and to discuss the need for passing federal and state legislation to lower prescription drug prices. Johnson is a Nassau County Legislator running in a special election scheduled for February 6th.

"I strongly support Craig Johnson's election to the State Senate. New Yorkers are hungry for lower property taxes, affordable health care and responsive government. As State Senator, Craig Johnson will be a force for reform and responsible government," said Schumer.

Schumer and Johnson highlighted the need for immediate action to lower prescription drug prices. Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that requires the federal government to negotiate for lower prices for prescription drugs for the Medicare program. Schumer said he would push the Senate Finance Committee to take up the legislation shortly.

"If your company wants to buy 10 new vans, then Ford Motor gives you a fleet discount. But if the government is buying 10 million pills for people on Medicare, current law actually prevents us from negotiating a discount. It hurts New Yorkers, it hurts seniors around the country, it's outrageous, and it has to stop," Schumer said.

"Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices with the giant pharmaceutical companies can lead to a drop in drug costs for New York's senior citizens, and it is at the top of the Democrats' agenda," Schumer added

Johnson thanked Schumer's efforts on the federal level, and announced his support for a state-level prescription drug purchasing program. "New Yorkers are fortunate that Sen. Schumer will lead the fight for lower Medicare prescription drug prices. With a Democratic House and a Democratic Senate, we're starting to see real change coming out of Washington. We need to change the culture in Albany so New York can act on the state level too," said Johnson.

"Insurance companies and government agencies can negotiate lower drug prices for the people they serve," Johnson said. "But New Yorkers without health insurance have no buying power and they have no one to negotiate on their behalf. The result is higher pharmacy bills for individuals and higher Medicaid costs that increase our property taxes."

Johnson said he would fight for legislation that Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno has blocked. "We need to change the culture of Albany, so that government works for the people not special interests like the big drug companies. I will be Eliot Spitzer's partner fighting for affordable health care and prescription drugs for every New Yorker."

Johnson called for using New York State's vast bargaining power to reduce the prices the State and individual New Yorkers pays to large drug companies and pharmacy chains for prescription drugs. The concept is similar to one used successfully in the state of Maine. Anticipated savings for New York consumers would average about 30 percent off retail prices. Approximately 1.6 million adults would benefit from the discount prescription drug plan.

Afterwards Schumer and Johnson met voters at Bruce's Bakery.

Schumer, the third ranking democrat in the new majority, is also the Chair of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee and has been widely credited with orchestrating the Democrats' stunning takeover of the United States Senate in 2006. "Craig Johnson is just the kind of person who can jump start in New York the same change that democrats brought to Washington – he is honest, hard working and responsive to the needs of the middle class families that populate this district," said Schumer.

Johnson is a candidate for the 7th Senate District seat vacated by Michael Balboni, the incumbent State Senator. Balboni resigned from his seat to serve as Director of Homeland Security under Governor Spitzer.

The district encompasses the entire town of North Hempstead. It also includes the communities of Elmont, Floral Park, South Floral Park, Stewart Manor, Bellerose, Franklin Square, and part of Hicksville.

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