6 NOVEMBER 10, 2016 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM ELECTION 2016 Addabbo a clear-cut winner in state Senate re-election bid BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected]/@A_GIUDICEREPORT The people have spoken, and Democratic incumbent Joseph Addabbo has won the 15th State Senate District over Republican challenger Michael Conigliaro by a 63.1 percent to 36.9 percent margin with 100 percent of precincts reporting. Addabbo appeared at the Old Mill Yacht Club, located at 163-15 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach, to celebrate his victory and where he took the time to thank his family, his staff and his supporters for all of their work and dedication. “I wanted to say thank you to those who really make it a pleasure for me to work and for all of you to understand that you made one person’s dream of being a public servant become a reality,” Addabbo said. “So I really want to say thank you very much.” The 15th Senate District represents the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth and parts of South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Woodside and The Rockaways. Addabbo took the time on Election Day to visit all parts of his district, visiting several voting sites to see hear what his constituents were saying and what they were concerned about. “I had the great pleasure from going from corner-to-corner, endto end in the district today, visiting almost all the polling sites,” Addabbo said. “And I hear a lot. I hear a lot of supporters’ words, but I also hear complaints and I think the state has to do something with the election process.” The senator said that he wanted to get to work on fixing that very process by instituting an early voting system when he goes back to Albany. “It means I have additional work to do. We have a lot of work to do up in Albany,” Addabbo said of winning the election. “But there’s a lot of ongoing projects, a lot of work in the district. So there’s little rest for the weary. Tomorrow it’s back to work. I love it. I don’t consider it work; it is a passion to try and help others, so I look forward to going back to work and I’m grateful.” The Republican candidate congratulated his opponent and thanked his supporters as he left the Queens County GOP Headquarters located at 71-20 Myrtle Ave. in Glendale. “I want to thank my supporters and with the results of the election I hope the district gets the representation it truly deserves,” Conigliaro said. After stunning win in primary, Woodside’s Brian Barnwell is on his way to state Assembly Brian Barnwell won the Assembly District 30 seat. BY ANGELA MATUA [email protected] @ANGELAMATUA Brian Barnwell won the seat for the 30th Assembly District seat the night of Nov. 8, with 67.8 percent (22.657) of votes cast. “It feels good. It’s rewarding,” Barnwell said. “We’ve put a lot of hard work in since day one so it’s always obviously a great feeling when you put in hard work and it pays off .” Barnwell beat nine-term incumbent Margaret Markey during the primaries in a shocking upset. Barnwell received 63.8 percent of the vote (1,622) to Markey’s 36.2 percent (921). Assembly District 30 encompasses Woodside, Maspeth parts of Sunnyside, Long Island City and Astoria. The tide turned against Markey in August amid the ongoing debate over a proposed homeless shelter in Maspeth, in the heart of her district. Markey took flack from residents for failing to show up at a public meeting and a protest over the shelter, although she expressed opposition to the plan in statements that her office issued. Photos by Angela Matua/QNS The Woodside resident beat republican Tony Nunziato, who he shared a close relationship with throughout the campaign season. Nunziato received 32.2 percent (10,782) votes cast. “Congratulations to Brian Barnwell,” Nunziato said. “I look forward to working with you to make our communities better.” Barnwell said he will focus on issues that aff ect the middle-class and senior citizens. “We’re going to focus on the middle class, those fi ghting to get into the middle class and seniors,” Barnwell said. “I feel like they’re the ones that are being ignored by the politicians we have now. They’re taken for granted.” He added that the rising prices of generic medications hurts senior citizens and he would like to see more union jobs in the city, especially in terms of aff ordable housing. “That’s what built this country, the city and the state — union jobs,” he said. “To the volunteers and to the community, I really appreciate the fact that they honored me with their vote and I will not let them down,” Barnwell added. “I will not let them regret that.”
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