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. 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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John Mathew | Half Hollow Hills |
Michael Prywes | Half Hollow Hills |
Diana Acampora | Half Hollow Hills |
Patricia Neville | West Babylon |
Cathy Gismervik | West Babylon |
Raymond Downey | West Babylon |
Charles Carron | Mount Sinai |
Carol Seehof | Amityville |
Leslie Kretz | Amityville |
Lisa Johnson | Amityville |
Dawn Di Peri (write-in) | Center Moriches |
Thomasina Harrell | Center Moriches |
Henry Perez | Shoreham-Wading River |
Michael Lewis | Shoreham-Wading River |
Katie Andersen | Shoreham-Wading River |
Christopher Zachry | East Islip |
Nick DeBello | Smithtown |
Melissa Torregrossa | Connetquot |
April Iannitelli | Connetquot |
Anthony Tussie | West Islip |
Christina Marks | West Islip |
Matthew Levy | West Islip |
Kelli Anne Jennings | Patchogue-Medford |
Diana Andrade | Patchogue-Medford |
Keisha Rivers | North Babylon |
Jeffrey Myers | North Babylon |
Krystle Barnett | North Babylon |
Gina Pozzolano Gebbia | Longwood |
David Steinberg | Harborfields |
Christopher Kelly | Harborfields |
Joseph Sammarco | Eastport-South Manor |
Jeffrey Goldhammer | Eastport-South Manor |
Eastport-South Manor | Francesco Ferraro |
William Hender | Commack |
Susan Hermer | Commack |
Jeffrey Kerman | Three Village |
Kerith Paschall | Wyandanch |
Karen Roughley | Three Village |
David McKinnon | Three Village |
Gabriela Alvanos | Three Village |
E. Anne Hayes | South Country |
Cheryl Felice | South Country |
Cheryl Felice | South Country |
Vlad Pean | Smithtown |
Matt Gribbin | Smithtown |
Stephanie Volpe | Sachem |
Jessica Ward | Rocky Point |
Nicole Kelly | Rocky Point |
Cynthia Redmond | Riverhead |
Erica Murphy | Riverhead |
Virginia Healy | Riverhead |
David Badanes | Northport-East Northport |
Peter Van Middelem | Mount Sinai |
Ed Law | Mount Sinai |
Lisa Reitan | Miller Place |
John Galligan | Miller Place |
Kathleen Walsh | Middle Country |
Deborah Mann-Rodriguez | Middle Country |
Doreen Feldman | Middle Country |
Phyllis Bush-Butler | Longwood |
Jackie Herig | Lindenhurst |
Janine Egan | Lindenhurst |
Mike DiGiuseppe | Lindenhurst |
Gabrielle Anzalone | Lindenhurst |
Xavier Palacios | Huntington |
Amaru Jones | Huntington |
Sara Siddiqui | Elwood |
Tom Scarola | Elwood |
James Sanchez | Comsewogue |
Alexandra Gordon | Comsewogue |
Michael Miller | Bayport-Blue Point |
Nassau County Recommendations
Name | District |
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Maria Venuto | Glen Cove |
Angela Raimo | Glen Cove |
Sonny Spagnuolo | Plainedge |
Catherine Flanagan | Plainedge |
Tara Hackett | Rockville Centre |
Janet Gruner | Rockville Centre |
Tracey Miller | North Merrick |
Ed Corona | North Merrick |
Patrick Palleschi | Lynbrook |
Ellen Marcus | Lynbrook |
Tara Aragona | Lynbrook |
Michael Pappas | Levittown |
Jennifer Messina | Levittown |
Joanne Chan | Great Neck |
Rebecca Sassouni | Great Neck |
Shawn Weissman | East Meadow |
Alisa Baroukh | East Meadow |
Rachel Figurasmith | Valley Stream 24 |
Cristina Arroyo | Valley Stream 24 |
Qubilah Mackey Matos | Valley Stream 13 |
Rachel Gilliar | Port Washington |
Jill Citron | Jericho |
Divya Balachandar | Jericho |
Joseph Smith | Freeport |
Ralph Morales | Farmingdale |
Sheree Jones | Farmingdale |
Dawn Luisi | Farmingdale |