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Suffolk Legis. Kara Hahn, 52, of Setauket, is leaving her elected post after 12 years to become Long Island deputy director for the state Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Department.
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Nick LaLota won the Republican nomination for New York's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, setting the stage for a showdown with Democratic Suffolk County Legislator Bridget Fleming in the fall.
Voting concludes Tuesday in the New York primary elections for U.S. House and state Senate, which were delayed from June when the state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor. Low voter turnout is expected.
With a new district map in play, two key congressional districts had no incumbent in the race, while a third pitted two longtime colleagues against each other.