GOP picks Long Island for convention

On Long Island, the GOP has suffered some significant setbacks in recent years as Democrats now control the county executive jobs in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. The Island was once considered a GOP stronghold. Long Island is the base of New York's Republican Party, and no Republican candi...

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Published inLong Island business news p. 1
Main Author DeFelice, Alexandra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ronkonkoma BridgeTower Media Holding Company 14.03.2006
Subjects
Candidates
County executives
Governors
Nominations
Political conventions
Political parties
State elections
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Summary:On Long Island, the GOP has suffered some significant setbacks in recent years as Democrats now control the county executive jobs in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. The Island was once considered a GOP stronghold. Long Island is the base of New York's Republican Party, and no Republican candidate running statewide can win without a victory in Nassau and Suffolk counties, [Stephen Minarik] said. Nassau County Chairman Joe Mondello is a Republican legend, and I am looking forward to working with [him] and the good people of Long Island to begin our party's march to victory this November. The last time a state GOP convention was held on Long Island was in 1974, when the late Malcolm Wilson was nominated to run for governor in his own right. He had taken over as governor after Nelson Rockefeller resigned in December 1973. The former lieutenant governor lost the 1974 governor's race to Democrat Hugh Carey.
ISSN:0894-4806