The Nassau County Republican Committee pegged Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray as the party’s pick in the district attorney race during a nominating convention in Levittown last week and announced its slate of candidates for town and county positions also up for election in November.
If Murray wins the nomination, she would face the winner of a Democratic primary that pits Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas against longtime prosecutor and Port Washington resident Michael Scotto.
Though the county GOP is backing Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino to succeed Murray as Hempstead town supervisor, party leaders have not yet named a candidate to challenge North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, a Democrat.
Republican leaders also endorsed Nassau County legislators Vincent Muscarella (8th District-West Hempstead), Richard Nicolello (9th District-New Hyde Park), Laura Schaefer (14th District, Farmingdale), Dennis Dunne (15th District- Levittown), Rose Marie Walker (17th District, Hicksville) and Donald MacKenzie (18th District-Glen Cove) in re-election bids.
The GOP has backed Felix Quayson in a bid to unseat county Legislator Carrie Solages (3rd District-Elmont), Lisa Benjamin to challenge Ellen Birnbaum (10th District-Great Neck), Matthew Connolly, a former Nassau County District Attorney, to challenge Delia Deriggi-Whitton (11th District- Glen Cove) and Angel Cepeda, a former Plainview-Old Bethpage Board of Education trustee, to challenge Judy Jacobs (16th District-Woodbury).
The Republicans also endorsed C. William Gaylor to run for the 6th District seat as Republican legislator Francis Becker, of Lynbrook, has said that he plans to retire from the Legislature, according to reports. Gaylor has twice run unsuccessfully for Nassau County District Court 2nd District judgship.
Republicans also backed Henry Golis Jr. in a bid to unseat North Hempstead town 2nd District Councilman Peter Zuckerman (D-Roslyn) and MaryKatherine Barket to unseat Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) in the 4th District, according to published reports. They have also backed Dina DeGiorgio, of Port Washington, in a re-election bid for the 6th District.
The county GOP backed Margaret C. Reilly to run for Surrogate’s Court judge, James Darcy to run for 2nd District Court judge, Frank A. Doddato to run for 3rd District Court judge and Paul Meli and Joseph Girardi to run for 4th District Court judge. They also backed Robert G. Bogle, Howard E. Sturim and Felice J. Muraca to run for County Court judges, according to reports.
