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Raia Handily Wins Re-Election as Town Clerk
GOP Takes All Five Town Board Seats for the First Time Since 1957
Bontempi Re-Elected for a Second Term

The Huntington Republican Committee is proud to announce that its Town Clerk and town Council candidates were victorious on Election Day, as well as Stephanie Bontempi for re-election as County Legislator in the 18th District.

Brooke Lupinacci and Theresa Mari won their respective Town Council elections, joining fellow GOP board members Ed Smyth, Salvatore Ferro and Dr. Dave Bennardo. This is the first time since 1957 that Huntington has had an all-Republican Town Board.

“When we took over the majority in 2021, we promised the citizens of Huntington that we would keep Huntington the best place on Long Island to live, work and raise a family,” said Thomas M. McNally, Chairman, Huntington GOP. “Tuesday’s election results confirm that we have delivered on that promise.”

Mr. McNally said Ms. Lupinacci and Ms. Mari “will help build on the successes of the past two years to make Huntington an even stronger, safer and more affordable place to live while maintaining our unmatched quality of life.”

Andrew Raia was the top vote-getter on the Huntington GOP ticket, garnering nearly 60% of the vote in the race for Town Clerk. “Andrew ran a very strong campaign,” Mr. McNally said. “This was a mandate for government efficiency and the results showed that.”

Additionally, Ms. Bontempi won a close election to remain as Suffolk County Legislator for the 18th District. “Stephanie’s race was a hard-fought one,” Mr. McNally said. “Her re-election allows her to work with the new county executive, Ed Romaine, to make Suffolk a safer and more affordable place to live. I wish to congratulate Ed on his victory and our candidates on their successful campaigns.”

On Saturday, October 21, we hosted Ed Romaine, Brookhaven Town Supervisor and our Republican candidate for County Executive at Huntington GOP headquarters for a rally to kick-off door-to-door campaigning spearheaded by the Huntington and Suffolk County Young Republicans.

Watch the Video of Ed Speaking

With a little over two weeks until election day. We need your support for Ed and our Huntington Town candidates.

Let us know what you can do to help by completing our volunteer form. Remember, early voting begins on October 28th. If you don’t take advantage of early voting, please be sure to come to the polls on November 7th.

Dr. Pamela Velastegui was recently interviewed by HuntingtonNow about her campaign for Huntington Receiver of Taxes. She talked about her public service experience and her platform, which emphasized technology upgrades to the office, reducing costs and making it easier to pay the taxes online or in person.

Read the article here: https://huntingtonnow.com/campaign-2023-challenger-pamela-velastegui/

Huntington Town Republican Committee Chairman Tom McNally (third from left) is joined by fellow committee members after being unanimously re-elected for another term. Pictured (left to right): Brooke Lupinacci, Candidate, Huntington Town Board; Andre Sorrentino, Highway Superintendent, Town of Huntington; Theresa Mari, Candidate, Huntington Town Board; Pamela Velastegui, Candidate, Receiver of Taxes, Town of Huntington; and Ed Smyth, Supervisor, Town of Huntington. 

Dear Members of the Huntington Republican Committee,

Thank you for your continued faith and overwhelming support in unanimously re-electing myself as Chairman, along with James F. Leonick as Vice Chairman, Jonas Wagner as Treasurer and Barbara Hanna as Secretary during our recent re-organization meeting held at the Northport American Legion.

I’m proud of our record since first being elected GOP Chairman in September 2019. Since then, we have helped elect Republican candidates and orchestrated historic victories at all levels of government, including Congress, State Senate and Assembly and County-wide offices. In 2021, we swept the Town Board races, and with the Support of the county GOP Chairman Jesse Garcia, we regained control of the Suffolk County Legislative, winning 3 of out of 4 local county legislative seats and provided critical majorities to elect the first Suffolk County District attorney in 20 years.

I am very proud of the slate of candidates that we have running for office this year. We are working hard to get Ed Romaine elected as Suffolk County Executive and to win all of our Town and County races. Over 120 Huntington Republican Committee people were involved in the screening and selection process of our candidates to ensure that we put forward the most qualified candidates possible.

With everyone’s hard work and continued support, we will bring the Republican team across the finish line to victory on November 7 to ensure that we keep both the Town of Huntington and Suffolk County beautiful and safe places to raise our families, earn a living and enjoy an amazing quality of life.”

Tom McNally, Chairman
Huntington Republican Committee

In an historic town wide election on November 2, 2021, Huntington overwhelmingly elected our Republican slate including Supervisor Ed Smyth and Town Board Members Sal Ferro and Dr. Dave Bennardo. A fundamental component of our platform was to ensure that the preservation of Huntington’s suburban quality of life was to be a top priority of the administration. I am writing today to reassure you that the Huntington Republican Committee, and all our elected officials and candidates, are strongly committed to that foundational belief and that we will continue to work together with you to ensure that Huntington remains the most beautiful and safe place in New York State to live, work and raise our families. 

Many of you have reached out to express your views on the June 13^th Town Board Public Hearing on a proposal to allow basement and garage units as accessory apartments. To be clear, there was no vote taken on the proposal. The purpose of the hearing was to allow you to voice your opinions on the proposal to the Town Board.  Many citizens spoke at the hearing, some waiting in line for a long time so that their voice could be heard.  After a lengthy hearing where both sides were given the opportunity to express their views, it was very apparent that the proposal was unacceptable to a vast majority of the community.  We heard you loud and clear.

The Huntington Republican Committee and our Candidates for Town Board, Theresa Mari and Brooke Lupinacci, believe that the current proposal is not the appropriate solution for providing additional housing opportunities to the Huntington community.  When Theresa and Brooke are elected on November 7, 2023, they will work with our Republican majority to fashion a safe and sustainable housing policy that provides diverse housing options for Huntington. 

We thank you for your continued support of the Huntington Republican Committee as we remain focused on recruiting and electing the most qualified candidates to maintain a Republican majority and keep Huntington a safe, affordable place to live, raise our families and earn a living.