Team Dujmic is excited to announce that the Long Island Federation of Labor / AFL-CIO and New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) have joined the list of those endorsing Joe’s candidacy for NYS Assembly! Visit the Endorsements page to view the latest list!| read more ››
The Dujmic campaign received a major boost late yesterday when it received the endorsement of United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
Senator Gillibrand announced: “Joe Dujmic is the right choice to fight for Long Island’s hard-working families and taxpayers. I wholeheartedly endorse him.”
Kirsten Gillibrand is the junior United States Senator from the State of New York and an attorney. Prior to serving New York State as its Senator, Ms. Gillibrand was twice elected to the United States House of Representatives, from New York’s 20th congressional district.
Some of Senator Gillibrand’s legislative victories include the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell the policy that banned gays from serving openly in the military and the passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health...| read more ››
The Dujmic Campaign announced this morning that they received a major endorsement from United States Congressman Steve Israel.
Congressman Israel stated: “Joe Dujmic has been a strong voice for Long Island’s middle class families, and would make an excellent representative for the residents of New York’s 10th Assembly District.”
Steve Israel is presently serving as Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and was first sworn in as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001 to represent the 2nd Congressional District. Prior to that he served as a member of the Huntington Town Board from 1993-2001.
“I would like to thank our good friend Congressman Steve Israel for publicly supporting my candidacy and for being a...| read more ››
As you may have heard, Assemblyman Jim Conte has decided to decline re-nomination for the seat he has held for the past 24 years, and is stepping down to concentrate on his health and family.
I hope you will join me in thanking Assemblyman Conte for his long record of service to the people of Huntington and Babylon and in wishing him all the best in his retirement.
I am committed to continuing a new era of progress by working for truly independent redistricting reform, ending costly unfunded mandates upon our schools and local governments, and by bringing high-paying careers back to Long Island through smart economic development.
My future opponent will now be selected by local GOP leaders. Regardless...| read more ››
New York State Assembly candidate Joe Dujmic today announced a Safe Waterways Act he would introduce in Albany which would, for the first time, require all persons operating a boat to have a state-authorized license, conditioned upon passage of an approved safe boating course and proper liability insurance.
To avoid added layers of bureaucracy, Dujmic’s proposed legislation would simply add a boating classification to drivers’ licenses issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Dujmic is the Democratic candidate in the 10th Assembly District, which covers the northwestern corner of Suffolk County comprising of most of the Town of Huntington and parts of Babylon.
According to the United States Coast Guard, there were 4,588 recreational boating accidents nationwide involving nearly 6,000...| read more ››
A mountainous budget deficit has been eating up vast amounts of his staff's time, but Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is not letting short-term budget woes keep him from thinking big and long-term. He needs to do both. His Connect Long Island outline of the way the county will go about economic development has a good core approach and a couple of innovative ideas. But the budget reality won't go away, and Bellone will have to make even tougher choices very soon -- and lean a little harder on legislators.| read more ››
Joe Dujmic, candidate for New York State Assembly’s 10th District received a major endorsement from former Suffolk County Legislator and Majority Leader Hon. Jon Cooper.
Mr. Cooper stated: “I am very pleased to lend my full support and offer my wholehearted endorsement on behalf of Joe Dujmic’s candidacy for New York State’s 10th Assembly District. Joe is a true Democrat and a rising star in our party. He will be a strong and vocal advocate for all Long Islanders and I look forward to having him represent my family and me in Albany.”
Jon Cooper was elected to the Suffolk County Legislature in 1999 to represent the 18th Legislative District. He was honored by the Long Island Press as one...| read more ››
County Executive Bellone was joined by legislators and the Long Island Contractors Association (LICA) at the signing of the approval for $32 million in capital projects to be commenced in Suffolk County in 2012.
The sixteen projects, inclusive of four emergency bridge repairs, serve to improve Suffolk County’s infrastructure and are expected to create more than 300 jobs within the next year.
The projects include repairs and improvements of bridges, energy efficiency and conservation projects at county facilities, repair and resurfacing of county roadways, roadway drainage improvements, elevator system improvements and upgrades at county facilities, exterior structural improvements and replacement of traffic signals.
“The infrastructure projects approved today will create jobs, contribute to the quality of life of...| read more ››
Joe Dujmic‘s campaign for Assembly in NYS 10th District received a boost this week when it received the Working Families Party line. In an e-release, Joe Dujmic said:
"I am extremely proud to announce that the New York State Working Families Party has endorsed my candidacy in the 10th Assembly District. We are grateful that the WFP realizes that our campaign will put the needs of Suffolk County’s working families above the desires of the special interests that control Albany.
I pledge that I will continue to fight for the residents of Suffolk County once I am elected in order to ensure that more high paying careers relocate to Suffolk County.
Once again, I thank the Working families Party for...| read more ››
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone served as keynote speaker for the conference at Carlyle on the Green and told the crowd that, "If you have not started to plan, you have already failed."| read more ››