Perry Gershon

We squandered 45-60 days of advance notice instead of preparing for this pandemic, NY-01 candidate Perry Gershon says.

East Hampton Democrat Perry Gershon, who has announced plans to challenge Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) in 2020, will be speaking at an event in Riverhead Wednesday evening.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) won a third term in Congress Tuesday, defeating Democratic challenger Perry Gershon of East Hampton 52 percent to 46 percent. But Democrats took control of the House, meaning Zeldin for the first time will be serving as a minority member when the 116th Congress convenes in January.

Highlights from the Oct. 29 debate between incumbent Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) and challenger Perry Gershon (D-East Hampton) with video.

After Perry Gershon signs stenciled with anti-gay rhetoric appear in Suffolk County, the LGBT Network demands the incidents be investigated as a hate crime.

Rep. Lee Zeldin faced challenger Perry Gershon Wednesday night in a debate hosted by the Mattituck Chamber of Commerce. Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo and challenger Rona Smith also debated the issues.

Federal tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans added $2 trillion to the national debt. It's classic bait and switch: talk about improving today’s economy at the expense of tomorrow—then move to cut social security and Medicare benefits to reduce the exploding deficit that results, after election day.

Gershon won 35.5 percent of the vote, ahead of second-place Kate Browning, who gained 30.26 percent.