Suffolk Closeup: ‘Pushing’ the limits on campaigns
KARL GROSSMAN After last year’s election campaign in Suffolk, a negative advertising slugfest, you would think that campaigning couldn’t get lower. Election 2014 saw six-term incumbent Tim Bishop being...
View ArticleZeldin: I’d back the Donald
COURTESY PHOTO |Congressman Lee Zeldin If Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president, Shelter Island’s congressman will support him. Jennifer DiSiena, communications director for Congressman...
View ArticleColumn: Trump, Zeldin and the 1st Congressional District
FILE PHOTO | Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) Will what is being called the “Trump Factor” — a negative view of the Republican candidate for president that could affect GOP candidates down the ballot...
View ArticleEndorsement: Anna Throne-Holst for Congress
Anna Throne-Holst When Congressman Lee Zeldin challenged his Democratic predecessor, Tim Bishop, in 2014, he ran a campaign promising to be on the frontline of issues facing Congress. He criticized...
View ArticleSuffolk Closeup: Education highs and lows for 2016
JULIE LANE PHOTOFormer Congressman Tim Bishop has returned to academia. Higher education had its highs and lows in Suffolk County in 2016. A big high — the continuing success of Suffolk County...
View ArticleReporter editorial: Congressman must meet constituents
Congressman Lee Zeldin It’s no secret that citizens opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump and others in Washington are stealing pages from the Tea Party playbook. Values from that movement,...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter Editorial
GRANT PARPAN PHOTO Congressman Lee Zeldin, left, meeting residents on April 27. Grades for Zeldin’s ‘town hall’ Town halls are often fiery forums where members of the public express concerns to their...
View ArticleSuffok Closeup: Democrats see a Congressional seat for the taking
By launching a campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives this month, Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming (D-Noyac), who represents Shelter Island, is moving early and with strength to get...
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