Politics & Government

Tell Us: Town Board Vacancies

How do you think the loss of Faughnan and Labriola will effect the November election?

News broke Monday that seven-year Town of Oyster Bay Councilwoman Beth Faughnan had resigned from her elected position. Full story here.

Faughnan's resignation comes less than two months after Town Clerk Steve Labriola announced he would move on to work for Comptroller Steve Maragos.

While the TOBAY board will appoint a replacement for Faughnan, that replacement will have to run for election by the people in November.

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How do you think this change will effect the November elections? Do you believe voters will bring back Faughnan's replacement or will this make way for a new candidate? Since the board has historically been Republican, do you believe a Democrat may have a chance in the upcoming election?

Tell us in the comments!

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