Candidate Profiles: Nick LaLota and John Avlon - 27 East
logo logo logo logo

Sag Harbor Express

East Hampton Press / News / Government / Government / News / Southampton Press / Government / News / Sag Harbor Express / 2302635

Candidate Profiles: Nick LaLota and John Avlon

icon 3 Photos
John Avlon

John Avlon

Nick LaLota

Nick LaLota

John Avlon, the Democratic candidate, and Nick LaLota, the Republican incumbent, are vying to represent New York's 1st Congressional District.

John Avlon, the Democratic candidate, and Nick LaLota, the Republican incumbent, are vying to represent New York's 1st Congressional District.

Christopher Walsh on Oct 30, 2024
Two years after former U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin opted not to seek a fifth term in New York’s 1st Congressional District in favor of a run for governor of New... more

You May Also Like:

LaLota, Avlon on the Environment and Water Quality

Republican U.S. Representative Nick LaLota and Democrat John Avlon, who is challenging him for the 1st District congressional seat, agree that environmental conservation and water quality are critically important but differ in approach, based on separate interviews conducted in August and September. Many environmental issues are under a county government’s jurisdiction, the Republican incumbent and his Democratic challenger said, but both agreed that the federal government can play an important role in environmental stewardship. “I’ve taken a lead primarily from [former State] Senator Ken LaValle, who was never shy about standing up for the environment,” LaLota said. “Where the rubber ... by Christopher Walsh

Sag Harbor Police Reports for the Week of October 31

SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — Despite numerous sightings of ghosts, goblins, witches, and monsters marching down Main Street last Sunday, police concluded by midafternoon that the annual Ragamuffin Parade had been “completed without incident.” SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A Long Island Avenue resident contacted police early Thursday morning, concerned that he was hearing suspicious noises from outside his residence. Police soon determined that the noises the man was hearing were coming from his television set. SAG HARBOR VILLAGE — A Lincoln Street resident called police Saturday morning, concerned that there was a hunter behaving suspiciously, walking along his property line. An ... by Staff Writer

Palumbo, Anker Make Cases for State Senate Role

The two candidates are vying for the East End’s New York State Senate seat. The ... by Michael Wright

We Mark Our Ballot

For the House Every single national election is important, but it’s not hyperbolic to say that this is an election like no other, and it requires a level of participation and engagement far beyond a typical November vote. It’s always important to have a healthy turnout, but in 2024 the nation’s future is on the ballot to a degree that we haven’t seen in recent history. This one will truly matter, for years to come. The bald truth is that Donald Trump is uniquely unfit to serve as president, considering character, demeanor and personal history. His four years in the ... by Editorial Board

Turn Over Your Ballot, Local Propositions Require Votes Too

In addition to the big names and big stakes on the front of next week’s ballot, voters in Southampton and East Hampton towns will each be presented with three propositions, or proposals on the back of the ballot. The first proposal, Proposal 1, is an amendment to the State Constitution called the Equal Rights Amendment that in a technical sense prohibits discrimination against a person on the basis of ethnicity, origin, age, disability and sex, including gender identity. But the proposal also contains a provision that, effectively, guarantees women the right to seek an abortion in the state and attempts ... by Michael Wright

Big Turnout for Early Voting at Local Sites

“A madhouse.” That’s how one election worker described what it was like on the first ... by Cailin Riley

1st District Campaign Nears the Finish Line

The campaign for New York’s 1st Congressional District is down to its final days, with ... by Christopher Walsh

Sag Harbor Will Consider Expanding Free WI-FI on Main Street

The poor quality of cellphone service is a common summertime complaint in the heart of ... by Stephen J. Kotz

Police: NYC Man Defrauded Sag Harbor Woman of Almost $200,000

A Queens man who targeted an older Sag Harbor resident, defrauding her of $179,114, according to police, was arrested by New York State troopers on Friday afternoon on a charge of grand larceny in the second degree, a felony. Om Parkash, 31, was picked up by State Police after a combined operation involving that agency’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, along with the Sag Harbor Village Police Department, U.S. Postal Inspection Services and the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. The arrest itself took place on Rikers Island, where Parkash was being held. He had been remanded there after pleading guilty to ... by T.E. McMorrow

Cannabis Sales on the South Fork Are Coming; Express Sessions Event Taps Expert Assessments

The start of legal sales of cannabis in New York State has been a rocky ... by Michael Wright