Election Coverage
Off to the Races: Zeldin Stumps for Figliola in Port Jeff
The campaign season is now in full swing as both parties are door-knocking, fundraising, picture-posing, and policy pledging with just about two months to go until Election Day.
A brief recap for those acclimating back...
Candidate Spotlight: Legislator Nick Caracappa
Candidate: Legislator Nick Caracappa
Residence: Selden
Office: Suffolk Legislature Fourth District
Committees: Veterans & Consumer Affairs (Chair); Public Works, Transportation &
Energy (Chair); Environment, Parks & Agriculture; Budget & Finance
First Elected: 2021
Party Endorsements: Conservative, Republican
Notable Endorsements: Police Conference,...
A Look Inside Calone’s Campaign Expenditures
After Labor Day’s unofficial kickoff of the campaigns, September now sees the action fully commence as door-knockings, fundraisers, and campaign appearances will consume local and social media from now until Election Day.
The Messenger intends...
“Colorado Calone’s” Finance Numbers Warrant Questions
No doubt a massive issue regarding Suffolk politics is that of home-rule and local people. We’ve had no shortage of people from outside Suffolk who have tried to claim office here in recent cycles....
Candidate Spotlight: Tom McCarthy & Bill Holst
Candidate: Tom McCarthy
Residence: Smithtown Hamlet
Office Sought: Smithtown Clerk
First Elected:
Party Endorsements: Republican, Conservative
Notable Endorsements: The only endorsement sought is that of the people who vote on November 7
Vacant since Vinny Puleo (R-Nesconset) was elected County...
Candidate Spotlights: Legislator Jim Mazzarella & Thad O’Neil
Candidate: Legislator Jim Mazzarella
Residence: Moriches
Office: Suffolk County Legislature District Three
Committees: Economic Development, Planning, and Housing (Chair); Education and Labor (Chair); Public Safety (Vice Chair); Government Operations,
Personnel, IT, and Diversity
First Elected: May 2021 Special Election,...
Lawsuit Shakes Up Suffolk Legislature Race
Perhaps one of the most competitive races in the Suffolk County Legislature this year has received a massive shakeup.
Democratic candidate Sidney Joyner is facing a lawsuit from Republicans that alleges that he does not...
Examining the ‘Safe’ Races on the 2023 Ballot
As summer comes to a close, we enter two seasons: autumn and campaign, the latter of which is what we’ll be examining a bit closer than the other.
As prominent battlegrounds emerge, we think it’s...
2024 Debate Shows Relative Party Unity: The Messenger Designates an Unexpected Winner
American political debates are sort of like going to an amusement park. We’re always excited to get there and see all the unique assets and characters to which we’re not typically accustomed. And then...
Summer Ends as Campaigns Accelerate
As summer draws to a close, the campaign season is now accelerating into full motion. With just a little over two months to go until Election Day, candidates on both sides of the aisle...
Romaine for Suffolk: Smithtown Republican Committee Holds Rally for County Exec Candidate
The campaign for the open County Executive seat is underway as the Republican candidate stumped in the county’s most Republican township last Tuesday.
Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine received the Republican party’s nomination for County...
St. James and Hauppauge Fire Election Results
Hauppauge
In Hauppauge, the races for two fire commissioner seats yielded a Munro sweep, with incumbent and current chairman of the board, Commissioner Scott Munro (photo left), re-elected and Scott E. Munro (photo right) winning...