The race for the First Congressional District seat being vacated by Lee Zeldin as he runs for governor will be the one to watch on the East End this November, and it carries with it a potentially significant impact on which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives come the new year.
Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming, a Democrat and former prosecutor from Sag Harbor, is running against Republican Nick LaLota of Amityville, a Navy veteran and former Amityville Village Trustee, who currently serves as the chief of staff to the Suffolk County Legislature.
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