Nassau County Exec Ed Mangano & Oyster Bay Sup John Venditto arrested

[Littlefinger]

hopefully we get this crook and his ilk out of my county's control of government come end of this year. Believe the only Dems to enter so far are a state assemblymen, county legislator, local city councilman, and a "faux" Democrat county comptroller running. Pretty uninspiring if you ask me tbh.

[Smash255]

John Venditto may have cost his son his Senate seat. Democrat John Brooks beat his opponent, Michael Venditto, the son of John. The Nassau County GOP needs to have some shaking up.

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/john-venditto-s-arrest-may-hurt-his-son-s-race-for-state-senate-1.12482497

Think Kaminsky will try to get his seat back?

Kaminsky won...

[Smash255]

John Venditto may have cost his son his Senate seat. Democrat John Brooks beat his opponent, Michael Venditto, the son of John. The Nassau County GOP needs to have some shaking up.

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/john-venditto-s-arrest-may-hurt-his-son-s-race-for-state-senate-1.12482497

There is no question it cost him the seat.  There were a bunch of State Senate seats thought to be competitive on Long Island, some of them were, others wound up not being that competitive, but this was on no one's radar until the indictments.  Michel Venditto's career got started as a result of who is father was and he lost because o who is father was.

[KingSweden]

John Venditto may have cost his son his Senate seat. Democrat John Brooks beat his opponent, Michael Venditto, the son of John. The Nassau County GOP needs to have some shaking up.

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/john-venditto-s-arrest-may-hurt-his-son-s-race-for-state-senate-1.12482497

Think Kaminsky will try to get his seat back?

Kaminsky won...

Didn't him winning the earlier special but Dems one seat away from flipping the chamber? How does GOP+Felder still have control without IDC if Venditto lost, then?

[Smash255]

John Venditto may have cost his son his Senate seat. Democrat John Brooks beat his opponent, Michael Venditto, the son of John. The Nassau County GOP needs to have some shaking up.

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/john-venditto-s-arrest-may-hurt-his-son-s-race-for-state-senate-1.12482497

Think Kaminsky will try to get his seat back?

Kaminsky won...

Didn't him winning the earlier special but Dems one seat away from flipping the chamber? How does GOP+Felder still have control without IDC if Venditto lost, then?

The IDC is still there and now has 7 members

[Smash255]

hopefully we get this crook and his ilk out of my county's control of government come end of this year. Believe the only Dems to enter so far are a state assemblymen, county legislator, local city councilman, and a "faux" Democrat county comptroller running. Pretty uninspiring if you ask me tbh.

I would have liked to see Abrahams  or Kaiman run or perhaps Haber again (though doubt he would right after running for State Senate), but it is still early more could jump in.  I think the Dem candidates are generally solid (and I have always liked Lavine), but it is a bit premature to really gauge the field until we know if anyone else is running or not and how they really start the campaign.

[Littlefinger]

Mangano unlikely to be renominated for post according to Newsday. Cant post link since I'm new here.

[Suburbia]

Mangano unlikely to be renominated for post according to Newsday. Cant post link since I'm new here.

Former NY-3 GOP congressional candidate and former State Senator Jack Martins may run for Nassau County Executive in 2017. The Nassau GOP is somewhat corrupt, however.

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/edward-mangano-unlikely-to-be-renominated-for-county-exec-sources-say-1.12918127

[ag]

The Nassau GOP is somewhat corrupt, however.

And don Corleone was somewhat involved with the mafia.

[Littlefinger]

Nassau Dems endorse County Legislator Laura Curran via Newsday

[Suburbia]

I see the Nassau Democratic Party doing well this November. The Nassau GOP needs to have a shakeup. However, if GOPer Jack Martins runs for the nod, he will beat Curran.

https://www.longislandpress.com/2017/01/29/nassau-exec-candidates-line-up-amid-mangano-scandal/

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

Well, Nassau Republican party has always been in a league of its own. One would have thought that the Suozzi interlude would have taught them humility, though.

Perhaps Cuomo will appoint Suozzi to Mangano's vacancy.

Mangano would have been the strongest candidate for NY Governor in 2018 had this not come about.  The Nassau County GOP is, perhaps, the last old-time "bossed" political organization.

[Suburbia]

Well, Nassau Republican party has always been in a league of its own. One would have thought that the Suozzi interlude would have taught them humility, though.

Perhaps Cuomo will appoint Suozzi to Mangano's vacancy.

Mangano would have been the strongest candidate for NY Governor in 2018 had this not come about.  The Nassau County GOP is, perhaps, the last old-time "bossed" political organization.

Suozzi would be good as a congressman. Nassau County voters may oust him like they did in 2009. I rate the Nassau County Executive race as Lean D/Tossup.

[136or142]

Maybe the New York Islanders can try to build a new stadium in Long Island again.

[Suburbia]

Ed Mangano and his wife, Linda, and Oyster Bay supervisor John Venditto, the father of former state Senator Michael Venditto will have a trial soon. Good. Get these corrupt officials out of there.

http://longisland.news12.com/news/trial-date-set-in-mangano-venditto-federal-corruption-case-1.13080960

[Suburbia]

Maybe the New York Islanders can try to build a new stadium in Long Island again.

That'd be good.

[Smash255]

Well, Nassau Republican party has always been in a league of its own. One would have thought that the Suozzi interlude would have taught them humility, though.

Perhaps Cuomo will appoint Suozzi to Mangano's vacancy.

Mangano would have been the strongest candidate for NY Governor in 2018 had this not come about.  The Nassau County GOP is, perhaps, the last old-time "bossed" political organization.

Mangano's trial has been set for early net year, chances are he isn't going to resign prior to then and his seat is up for in November so the chances of a vacancy are slim.  Not to mention, Suozzi probably wouldn't leave Congress to take the seat and the decision would not even  be Cuomo's.  It would be up to the Nassau County Legislature which currently has a 11-8 GOP advantage.


It also looks like there are more involved than the Mangano's and Venditto, a special Grand Jury has been put together to look into more corruption in the Town of Oyster Bay, looking at wiretaps, etc

http://longisland.news12.com/news/report-special-jury-probes-oyster-bay-corruption-case-1.13107566

[Mr.Phips]

John Venditto may have cost his son his Senate seat. Democrat John Brooks beat his opponent, Michael Venditto, the son of John. The Nassau County GOP needs to have some shaking up.

http://www.newsday.com/opinion/john-venditto-s-arrest-may-hurt-his-son-s-race-for-state-senate-1.12482497

Think Kaminsky will try to get his seat back?

Kaminsky won...

Didn't him winning the earlier special but Dems one seat away from flipping the chamber? How does GOP+Felder still have control without IDC if Venditto lost, then?

Because the GOP offset Venditto's loss by picking up a Dem held open seat in Buffalo.

[Suburbia]

Kaminsky is the future of New York Democratic politics. He's a good lawyer, he could be president one day.

[Fuzzy Says: "Abolish NPR!"]

Nassau County Republicans are the last of the "boss" run organizations in America.

I grew up on Long Island during the heyday of Joe Margiotta.

[Suburbia]

Nassau County Republicans are the last of the "boss" run organizations in America.

I grew up on Long Island during the heyday of Joe Margiotta.

Philadelphia Democrats as well--Congressman Bob Brady.