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Assembly Member Fred Thiele will not seek re-election to seat he’s held for nearly 30 years
Assembly Member Fred Thiele, who represents the First Assembly District, has announced he will not seek re-election in November. Thiele, 70, started his career in public service after graduating from law school in 1979.
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Former Suffolk legislator Sarah Anker to challenge Anthony Palumbo in First Senate District
Former Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker, a Democrat, has announced her candidacy for the First Senate District, where she hopes to unseat incumbent State Senator Anthony Palumbo.
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Stark cruises to victory in 1st Legislative District, Welker wins bid to succeed Fleming in 2nd LD
Republican Catherine Stark cruised to victory in the First Legislative District, while Democrat Ann Welker won her bid to succeed longtime South Fork Legislator Bridget Fleming. Republicans retained a 12-6 majority in the legislature and captured the county executive's seat with a solid win by Ed Romaine over Dave Calone.
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Republicans sweep in Riverhead: Hubbard elected supervisor, Waski and Merrifield win council seats, Wooten voted in as town clerk
Council Member Tim Hubbard won a decisive victory over Angela De Vito for Town Supervisor, leading Riverhead Republicans to victory in all town races on the ballot in this year’s general election, according to unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections.
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Decision ’23: Local elections will determine makeup of town board, new town clerk and county legislator
Today is Election Day. Voters in Riverhead this year will choose a town supervisor, two council members, and a town clerk in contested town elections.Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Election Guide: 2023
A voter resource guide to the 2023 General Election in the Town of Riverhead.
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Meet the candidates: First Legislative District
Meet the candidates for Suffolk County's First Legislative District: Catherine Kent (D) and Catherine Stark (R).
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Meet the candidates: assessor, reciever of taxes. town justice
Meet the candidates for Riverhead assessor, town justice and receiver of taxes. The candidates for these positions are running unopposed.
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Meet the candidates: town clerk
Meet the candidates for town clerk: Josephine Passantino and James Wooten.
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Meet the candidates: town council member
Riverhead Town election preview: Council candidates Andrew Leven, Denise Merrifield, Rene Suprina, Joann Waski. Brief bios and a rundown of where they stand on local issues.
