
LISSA Candidate Recommendations
The candidates listed below have demonstrated a strong commitment to public schools and to making sure every child can succeed.
Candidates are included on this list at the sole discretion of the Long Island Strong Schools Alliance, a nonpartisan 501(c)4 nonprofit organization. Candidates have been chosen based on their commitment to public schools and to students, parents, and teachers, not political ideologies. In some cases, this list may include candidates who are running against each other. Inclusion here does not imply communication between LISSA and the candidate or endorsement by LISSA PAC.
Suffolk County Recommendations
Name | District |
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KATIE BELPANNO | LINDENHURST |
SHAWNA WALSH | CENTER MORICHES |
KATIE ARMATO | WEST BABYLON |
JEANETTE WOJCIK | HARBORFIELDS |
BECKY DOSOGNA | HARBORFIELDS |
HILLARY CROWE BREIG | ISLIP |
JESSICA SCHREK | SACHEM |
DIANE ENRIGHT | COMSEWOGUE |
ROBERT DESTEFANO | COMSEWOGUE |
JOHN THOMS | CENTER MORICHES |
BRENDA MOORE | WYANDANCH |
STANLEY BOK | THREE VILLAGE |
AMITAVA DAS | THREE VILLAGE |
BERNADETTE ACKERMAN | SMITHTOWN |
THERESA DONOHUE | SMITHTOWN |
BRANDON SOLOMON | SMITHTOWN |
ALYSON RYAN | SAYVILLE |
TONY GARCIA | SACHEM |
PAUL SAPIENZA | SACHEM |
FRANCIS SALAZAR | PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD |
RAY BURNEY | NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT |
CHRISSY RUGGERI | NORTHPORT-EAST NORTHPORT |
JENNIFER KELER | MILLER PLACE |
ANDREA SPANIOLAS | MILLER PLACE |
DANIELLE POULETSOS | LONGWOOD |
SHALA PASCUCCI | KINGS PARK |
VASHMIR PASCAL | ELWOOD |
NICHELLE RIVERS | EAST ISLIP |
TIA KNIGHT-FORBES | COPIAGUE |
SARA PARISI | CONNETQUOT |
PRISCILLA WARNER | COMMACK |
GUS HUEBER | COMMACK |
NICOLE GOLDSTEIN | COMMACK |
KENDRA CORNEJO MUNOZ | BRENTWOOD |
ANA FLORES ACOSTA | BRENTWOOD |
SARA HAUGLAND | BAY SHORE |
DONNA NOESI | BABYLON |
DEBORAH PAYTON-JONES | BABYLON |
SYDNEY MARTIN | AMITYVILLE |
CHRISTOPHER NEHRING | AMITYVILLE |

Nassau County Recommendations

Name | District |
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GEORGE FOLEY | VALLEY STREAM 13 |
JACKLYN KUNZ | VALLEY STREAM 13 |
KENNETH WARE | ROOSEVELT |
DONNA DOWNING | ROCKVILLE CENTRE |
DEBORAH A BRAMSON BROOKS | PORT WASHINGTON |
JARED GOERKE | PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE |
GINA PISKIN | MERRICK |
JENNIFER SCHATZMAN | MERRICK |
GWEN JACKSON | HEMPSTEAD |
JOYLETTE WILLIAMS | HEMPSTEAD |
SUZANNE D’ AMICO | FARMINGDALE |
GEORGE ANDRIOPOULOS | FARMINGDALE |
STEPHANIE DOUGLAS | ELMONT |