Pete King’s decision to retire creates an opening on Long Island that could end up being New York’s most hotly contested congressional race in 2020
’s decision to retire at the end of his 14th term creates an opening on southern Long Island that could very well wind up being New York’s most hotly contested congressional race in 2020.
“He’s always been his own guy and that explains his ability to survive and thrive in a landscape that is increasingly hostile to Republicans,” said Larry Levy, executive dean of Hofstra University’s National Center for Suburban Studies. “Now that he’s leaving, this seat becomes more competitive and should attract A-list marquee candidates and millions of dollars from around the country.”
. He has reached across the aisle on topics like aid for Sept. 11 survivors and is the only remaining House Republican who voted against Bill Clinton’s impeachment.that he might reconsider his plans to run for reelection in September when daughter Erin King Sweeney announced that she would leave her seat on the Hempstead Town Council to move to North Carolina, where her husband had received a new job. It had long been assumed that she would eventually run to succeed her father.
"I’ve heard from many encouraging supporters across the district, and with so much on the line for our community, I am seriously considering another run for Congress,” Grechen Shirley said in a statement. On the Republican side, it’ll be a harder haul than what King faced, Levy said, but that doesn’t mean there’s not widespread interest from officials in both Suffolk and Nassau counties.
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