If Maureen O'Connell wins, who replaces her in Albany?

[DonnaDonna]

Someone from Garden City, perhaps?

[GUEST 45]

DOMINIC LONGOBARDI

[Replacement]

She taint winning.

DOMINIC LONGOBARDI

Who's Dominic Longobardi?

[curious pol]

Moroney it is a done deal

[i'm a rep]

tom mcKevitt-from east meadow

[no nothing]

in case you folks haven't heard, the seat gets filled in a special election.

[Rep Ward]

true but, the chairman gets to pick the candidate in a special election, and whoever the republican is wins.

true but, the chairman gets to pick the candidate in a special election, and whoever the republican is wins.

Consider the absurdity of this comment.

American soliders are sacrificing their lives in order to create a free and democratic Iraq, where citizens have the right to vote for the candidate of their choice from a field of many candidates.

But in the Town of Hempstead, in the State of NY, the home of dozens of U.S. servicemen and women who have given their lives for this country, one man, a political boss named Joe Mondello hand-picks candidates of his party for special elections in a closed process that is diametrically opposite what we are striving to accomplish half a world away.

Change the law! Let freedom ring!

[rep ward]

it just happens to be the truth in special elections the party chairman picks the canidate. Same goes for the conservative and dems. Their is no primary or petition period, its a short 30 day election period.

So in the case of a district registration being overwellimingly for one party, in away you are right the chairman picks the new elected official. Then that person runs as an incumbant the next time arround.

In this particular case the 17 ad is very republican so whoever the rep chairman picks should win.

If and when Dinapoli steps down the dem chairman would select a candidate to run who should easily win in the 16th ad.

Is it a good system, I guess not, perhaps we should run a special election like they did for Govenor in California and let anyone run by just paying a fee. Heck, I would put my name in. Its likely the only way I would ever get a chance to run.

[BIG DOMINIC FAN]

IT IS GOING TO BE DOMINIC LONGOBARDI... HE IS CURRENTLY THE GUY RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION FOR THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND ONE OF JOE CAIRO'S MAIN GUYS...HE IS VERY SMART AND WILL BE A HUGH ASSET TO OUR STATE DELAGATION....

IT IS GOING TO BE DOMINIC LONGOBARDI... HE IS CURRENTLY THE GUY RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION FOR THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND ONE OF JOE CAIRO'S MAIN GUYS...HE IS VERY SMART AND WILL BE A HUGH ASSET TO OUR STATE DELAGATION....

Where is he from? What has he done?

IT IS GOING TO BE DOMINIC LONGOBARDI... HE IS CURRENTLY THE GUY RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION FOR THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND ONE OF JOE CAIRO'S MAIN GUYS...HE IS VERY SMART AND WILL BE A HUGH ASSET TO OUR STATE DELAGATION....

North Hempstead will be awfully upset if they lose the seat to Hempstead Town. Then again, who cares?

IT IS GOING TO BE DOMINIC LONGOBARDI... HE IS CURRENTLY THE GUY RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION FOR THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND ONE OF JOE CAIRO'S MAIN GUYS...HE IS VERY SMART AND WILL BE A HUGH ASSET TO OUR STATE DELAGATION....

North Hempstead will be awfully upset if they lose the seat to Hempstead Town. Then again, who cares?

I hear Charles O'Shea wants his old job back if O'Connell wins. What are his chances?

IT IS GOING TO BE DOMINIC LONGOBARDI... HE IS CURRENTLY THE GUY RUNNING THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION FOR THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD AND ONE OF JOE CAIRO'S MAIN GUYS...HE IS VERY SMART AND WILL BE A HUGH ASSET TO OUR STATE DELAGATION....

North Hempstead will be awfully upset if they lose the seat to Hempstead Town. Then again, who cares?

I hear Charles O'Shea wants his old job back if O'Connell wins. What are his chances?

O'Shea is Old Joe's pick if O'Connell wins clerk.

Patrick Hoey - the only Republican beholden neither to Cairo nor Mondello and he has the guts to fight high school taxes!

SO HO it is!

[And the vinner is]

Francis X just like Pius X

Francis X just like Pius X

Dream on. O'Shea or Longobardi, Joe's favourites. The 17th belongs to the Town of Hempstead.

Francis X just like Pius X

Dream on. O'Shea or Longobardi, Joe's favourites. The 17th belongs to the Town of Hempstead.

I like Charles.

[DonnaDonna]

Whats O'Shea been doing since he lost to Levinson? He's kinda fallen off the radar screen, if you ask me.

[Answer Man2]

Nicolello or Martins

Nicolello or Martins

Martins? Perhaps.
Nicollelo? No way!
Smart money? On someone from the ToH, probably Garden City.

[a bad comute]

who would want it.

its a long comute to listen to sheldon silver

[Levittown Liz]

Garden City already has a State Senator--that stiff Kemp Hannon that we in Levittown are stuck with. He only remembers he represents us in election years; otherwise he's nowhere to be found. Even his local legislative office is in his hometown of Gaaarden City. Charlie O'Shea represented us when he was an Assemblyman, and he was a nice guy. He walked door to door all the time and always came to the Levittown Youth Council events even when it wasn't election time. My neighbors and I always thought Mondello ran Charlie for the awful job of Assessor to groom him for another office; but that didnt happen-- after he lost he has really vannished. O'Connell's District could do a lot worse that O'Shea--look at us now, were represented by Clueless Dave McDonough! My only question is: if offered, would Charlie take the job?

[rep ward]

You foks keep mentioning O'SHea to fill Oconnells seat.

He does not live in the district.

If you recall O'Connell and O'Shea served in the assembly at the same time

You foks keep mentioning O'SHea to fill Oconnells seat.

He does not live in the district.

If you recall O'Connell and O'Shea served in the assembly at the same time

If he still lives in North Merrick, he does now. The district was drammatically redrawn for 2001/2002.

Go O'Shea!!!

You foks keep mentioning O'SHea to fill Oconnells seat.

He does not live in the district.

If you recall O'Connell and O'Shea served in the assembly at the same time

If he still lives in North Merrick, he does now. The district was drammatically redrawn for 2001/2002.

Go O'Shea!!!

Its a done deal Mayor Martins from Mineola will take it.....his ego will do fine up in Albany

[NHP Flash]

Not so fast. Rich Nicolello has paid his dues for a long time and has cooled his jets waiting for another opportunity. This would be it. Jack will probably have to wait unless Rich passes.

Not so fast. Rich Nicolello has paid his dues for a long time and has cooled his jets waiting for another opportunity. This would be it. Jack will probably have to wait unless Rich passes.

She'll still be there.

[thats easy]

the pick is moroney.

the pick is moroney.

That hack? Fat chance. He's yesterday's news.

Martins has everyone's support.

[Richy N.]

Everyone's support??????????

Not Pat Hoey's, which is critical in Bellmore.

[Levittown Liz]

Someone who knows the inner workings on the Nassau Gop told me today that they expect O'Connell to lose to Rocco Ianarelli in the County Clerks race, so this thread is a moot point. He also told me that O'Connell will be campaigning a lot in Mike Balboni's Senate seat (7th SD) this year, because Balboni is either going to get the Attorney General or...get this...Governor's nomination in 2006, and Maureen would run for his vacated seat. Very interesting!

[DOM GUY]

I WISH YOU PEOPLE WOULD GET YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASS.....HE IS ALREADY STARTING TO RAISE MONEY AND HIS NAME IS


DOMINIC LONGOBARDI
DOMINIC LONGOBARDI
DOMINIC LONGOBARDI
DOMINIC LONGOBARDI

CAIRO'S GUY

[NOONESGUY]

PATRICK HOEY
PATRICK HOEY
PATRICK HOEY
PATRICK HOEY

NO ONE'S GUY!

ALBANY STILL NEEDS FIXIN!

[North Hempsteads Seat]

If Maureen wins there could be a massive realignment in the local political scheme. It is clear that a certain county legislator would like to move up, there is a village mayor who would like to move up and there is a different village trustee that would like to move up.

This means to me that it could be on of two different scenarios. The legislator goes to albany the mayor goes stays in mineola.

Or

The legislator goes to Albany and the trustee goes to Mineola.

Any guesses on the names????? :wink:

[DOM GUY]

MY GUESS WOULD BE DOMINIC LONGOBARDI HOEY HAS A BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING STRUCK BY LIGHTING THAN WINNING THIS SEAT..............

[County Seat Goper]

If Maureen wins there could be a massive realignment in the local political scheme. It is clear that a certain county legislator would like to move up, there is a village mayor who would like to move up and there is a different village trustee that would like to move up.

This means to me that it could be on of two different scenarios. The legislator goes to albany the mayor goes stays in mineola.

Or

The legislator goes to Albany and the trustee goes to Mineola.

Any guesses on the names????? :wink:

Mayor Martins takes Maureens spot
Deputy Mayor Werther moves up to Mayor of Mineola
Mator Werther appoints someone to his seat

How did I do? Did I guess it?

[Take all]

Naturally, the winner is Dennis Dunne. He's still peeved from not getting the nod for the Assembly seat held now by McDonough.
I sure hope he gets it. He would be doing the Legislative 15th District a big favor by getting the #$%#^# out.

[LL Cool J]

Nice try, . substituting John Clark for Dennis Dunne in the previous post.

[Waitin & Hopin]

Dennis Done - He's been chomping at the bit for years to get his
glory.

Dennis Done - He's been chomping at the bit for years to get his
glory.

He doesn't live in the 17th. The only good contenders are Longobardi, O'Shea, Nicollelo and Martins.

[Dom has my vote]

I like Dominick Longobordi - he's a hard working family man and a nice, loyal guy. He's got my vote.

[mineola worker]

My vote is for Martin so we can get him out of here

Sorry to all the Amrtins fans. Mayor Jack lives in the 16th A.D. and has for the past year. In order to run for the seat in the 17th A.D. he's gotta live there at least a year in advance.

I don't see Rich Nicolello leaving anytime soon. He's got one of the three safest Republican seats in the County Legislature and his law practice does fine.

Whoever runs if Maureen wins, would probably be from the Town of Hempstead and it would upset the Southern Tier of North Hempstead who has had the 17th since Mike Balboni moved to Mineola in the early 1990's.

[4 Questions]

Sorry to all the Amrtins fans. Mayor Jack lives in the 16th A.D. and has for the past year. In order to run for the seat in the 17th A.D. he's gotta live there at least a year in advance.

I don't see Rich Nicolello leaving anytime soon. He's got one of the three safest Republican seats in the County Legislature and his law practice does fine.

Whoever runs if Maureen wins, would probably be from the Town of Hempstead and it would upset the Southern Tier of North Hempstead who has had the 17th since Mike Balboni moved to Mineola in the early 1990's.

Why would O'Connell want county clerk?
Who is this Longobardi guy?
Has O'Shea expressed interest in being an assemblyman again?
Does Old Joe know what he's doing?

[Levittown Liz]

Did Longobardi graduate college? Someone told me they thought he'd been working for the Town of Hempstead since he graduated High School? You can't represent Gaaarden City if you are'nt a college graduate..at least!

Did Longobardi graduate college? Someone told me they thought he'd been working for the Town of Hempstead since he graduated High School? You can't represent Gaaarden City if you are'nt a college graduate..at least!

Why is Levittown worried about the 17th? Maybe because someone doesn't like DL and he has no competition for the seat?

Or are other hacks casting aspersions to weaken the frontrunner?

[Levittown Liz]

Answer the question: Did Domonic Longobardi graduate from College? I guarantee you the Democrats will be asking the same question if he is the candidate. If you don't think it matters, ask Barbara Dillon, the DA's daughter who tried to get elected to the Nassau Legislature from Rockville Centre in 1995 without a college degree. Dillon lost. Difficult to represent an affluent area full of Mommys and Daddys who brag about which Colleges their children attend, if you don't have at least a college degree--or law school or graduate school. So answer the question....

[Bookworm]

Why would this woman give up a good job (sure, the commute sucks) where she is part of a legislative group to replace a stiff like Karen Murphy? Was she talked into this by Jobba the Hut? Why would El Gordo choose to put a loyal republican into such a tenuous position?

What does she do is she loses? The demonrat machine seems to be a juggernaut these days.......

:?: :?: :?:

[DonnaDonna]

Mondello thinks of the Nassau Republican Assemblymembers as his last farm team. ( Why not, he has destroyed the rest!) History has shown us that under Mondello if an Assemblymember from Nassau doesnt go to the Senate he/she is brought back home to run locally. For example: Parola in '93 for County Comptroller; Muscarella in '95 for the initial County Legislature race; O'Shea in "97 for Assessor; Becker in '98 for the McCarthy Congressional seat. Kate Murray in '99 for Hempstead Clerk; Labriolla in '03 for Oyster Bay Clerk; Rumours abound that both Ferrara and Alfano were asked to succeed Guardino as Hempstead Supervisor at various times. I'm sure Maureen wanted a County-wide shot after those two close losses running for North Hempstead Supervisor ('97, '01). Of course if they lose and give up their Legislative seats, there is less and less for Mondello to offer them. No more consolation Judgeships!

[MOMO]

FYI: Maureen didn't run for NH Sup in '01. She ran in 97 and 99. She came close in 97 but got clobbered in 99.

Hoey

College graduate, top school, top degree.
Solid political credentials as an Independent Republican, not interested in the Boss' interests, only the voters.

Thus, solid school-tax fighting credentials and the real deal when it comes to Fixing Up Albany. No mushy around the vague public statements.

Will not hire a staff, use the money for school tax relief instead.
Will not build any new $800 million useless HOV lanes, will use the money for school tax relief instead.
Will not hand out $2 million in "member item" pork grants, will use the money for school tax relief instead.
Will not support any income tax hike, cell phone tax hike, MTA-surcharge on your phone bill tax hike, cable TV tax hike, fee increases or any thing with the words tax hike, revenue enhancement or financial engine. Will advocate to reduce NY's oppressive burden of taxation!

He could care less about cooperating with the Liberal State Senators or the Gay-loving, Abortion-facilitating, Illegal immigrant-flooding, borrow-and-spending Governor.

No strings attached to any self-glorified Boss of the Big Mean GOP machine.

Now that's refreshing!

Dominic who? Dominic why is what people should be asking.

Charlie O'What? Been there done that.

Maureen O'Connell, waiting, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting for what? Her turn? Wait for what?

Mondello's farm team? Food for pigs.

Answer the question: Did Domonic Longobardi graduate from College? I guarantee you the Democrats will be asking the same question if he is the candidate. If you don't think it matters, ask Barbara Dillon, the DA's daughter who tried to get elected to the Nassau Legislature from Rockville Centre in 1995 without a college degree. Dillon lost. Difficult to represent an affluent area full of Mommys and Daddys who brag about which Colleges their children attend, if you don't have at least a college degree--or law school or graduate school. So answer the question....

I believe Longobardi graduated Nassau. And B. Dillon holds the record for most years in college without ever graduating!

"I believe Longobardi graduated Nassau. And B. Dillon holds the record for most years in college without ever graduating![/quote]"


That ought to scare the dickens out of potential competitors.
I know that I'm quivering in my knickers.

Dominhack Cantwinbardi, a pure-bred town employee destined for a future of mediocrity - the quality JNM, TS and JC want in a candidate to lead the GOP back to greatness!

[REP OPERATIVE]

DOMINIC WILL BE THE CANIDATE.

HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES ... COLLEGE ... SOLID FINANCIAL BACKGROUND... ARTICULATE... BORN AND BRED OF TRUE REPUBLICAN STOCK. A SURE WIN

[Levittown Liz]

Thw word is that if Joe Cairo told Longobardi to sit on a block of ice, Domonic would still be sitting hours later in a puddle of water if Mr Cairo didnt tell him to stand up. Loyalty or stupidity?

[O'SHEA GUY]

DOMINIC HAS GOT NO SHOT .....

HE'S NOTHING BUT A BIG LOAD....

Thw word is that if Joe Cairo told Longobardi to sit on a block of ice, Domonic would still be sitting hours later in a puddle of water if Mr Cairo didnt tell him to stand up. Loyalty or stupidity?

What's a Levittown gal have to do with the 17th AD?

[B Dillon]

I make $110k a year at LIPa for a non-college graduate. Who paid for my school expenses anyway? Daddy or the COunty or LIPA?

[One who does not know]

Technically, wouldn't the committee people in the 17th Assembly District vote on the candidate first (for a special election)?

[Dr. Know]

If (and thats a BIG if) Maureen wins, the County Partys "Committee to fill Vacancies" will determine who the nominees are to each certified political party. Personally I believe Rocco will defeat her and end this post the day after Election day!

[One who doesn't know]

If (and thats a BIG if) Maureen wins, the County Partys "Committee to fill Vacancies" will determine who the nominees are to each certified political party. Personally I believe Rocco will defeat her and end this post the day after Election day!

I don't understand. Isn't a committee to fill vacancy an entity on a petition?

[R. KESSEL]

YOU GUYS SHOULD TAKE IT EASY ON B. DILLON, SHE GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND STARTS LAW SCHOOL IN THE FALL....

[Dr. Know]

No petitions for vacancies when its not a November Election. In fact, the registered party voters in a particular political jurisdiction approve of the "Committee;" their names are on the designating petitions of the office, I believe. So when you approve/sign the nominating petition, you give approval to the process of filling that vacancy. But all of the partys County Chairmen ( JJ, Fat Joe, Bogstead, Mrs. Perragine and whomever is runnning the County Working Famliys Party) sit on and control that selection, in point of fact.

[DonnaDonna]

I started this thread and I actually live in the 17th Assembly District. There is also a good chance I'm the only one who has posted that can actually VOTE in a special election to fill this seat if Maureen wins. Its disheartening to know that if Maureen is elected County Clerk the residents of the 17th will have little imput in choosing her successor. I'm sure a number of qualified people would like to run in a large Republican primary to fill it; lets face it--this is a Republican seat. Wouldn't it be exciting and intresting if ther was a 4, 5 or 6 person Republican primary? I think a lot of my neighbors would enjoy seeing this exciting slice of Democracy. The debates would spark a lot of neighborhood interest. Knowing the party bosses will pick the nominees makes me want to keep our classy incumbant Assemblywoman Maureen O'Connell. If that means I have to vote against her this November, I will and convince my neighbors to do the same! Sorry Mo.

[Donna's Pal]

Maureen may NOT take the Clerk's race seriously. As a matter of fact, she doesnt want the job.

Maureen may NOT take the Clerk's race seriously. As a matter of fact, she doesnt want the job.

Mo should take it seriously. A number of her "close" friends want to push her out the Assembly door so they can get in.

We like Dominic. He's the best choice.

We like Hoey. He's not a Dominic.

We like Hoey. He's not a Dominic.

Talk of Hoey is a lot of hooey.

[DonnaDonna]

As a resident of the 17th AD, I don't believe Mr. Hoey LIVES in our Assembly District. Bellmore is not part of it.

As a resident of the 17th AD, I don't believe Mr. Hoey LIVES in our Assembly District. Bellmore is not part of it.

North Bellmore is. It depends upon where in Bellmore he lives.

[MAPMAN]

By convoluted NY State Election Law, a candidate for Assembly need not actually reside in the district he oir she is running for, but must establish residency only after winning.

NY State Election Law is pretty screwy don't you think?

[Maureen's replacement]

will be Rocco I

[Meadowbrook Mel]

O'Shea

By convoluted NY State Election Law, a candidate for Assembly need not actually reside in the district he oir she is running for, but must establish residency only after winning.

NY State Election Law is pretty screwy don't you think?

That's only after the reapportionment like '92 or '02. If the incumbent gets cut out of their district they can run for re-election without being a resident. Then after winning they can move into the district.

However for a special election, the candidates must reside in the district for a least one year prior to the election.

Mo loses to RI for county clerk. Raises profile in her AD.

No story here folks.