Glen Cove 2019 Elections: Candidates, Polling Places, Hours

GLEN COVE, NY — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday in Glen Cove to cast their ballots for key Nassau County and city positions, including district attorney, legislator, mayor and council. Incumbents Madeline Singas, Delia DeRiggi-Whitton and Tim Tenke are among the names defending their seats Nov. 5.

Nassau has hundreds of election districts, and polling locations can differ even between neighbors across the street. Registered voters should have received a notice in August containing polling location information. If not, the New York State Board of Elections also has an online tool to help voters find their polling place. It also contains district information so voters know what races they can cast ballots for, as well as see what party they're registered with.

Polls will open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 9 p.m.

Here's a breakdown of the Glen Cove ballot:

Nassau County District Attorney

Madeline Singas, Nassau's incumbent Democratic district attorney, seeks a second four-year term as top prosecutor against Republican challenger Frank McQuade. As the chief law enforcement official for the county, the district attorney manages more than 350 attorneys, investigators and support staff who prosecute and investigate about 30,000 criminal cases every year.

Singas, who defeated former Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray in 2015, seeks a second four-year term as the county's district attorney. In a Patch questionnaire, Singas singled out the opioid crisis as one of the most pressing issues facing Nassau County.

While fatal drug overdoses have fallen more than 20 percent, "too many of our neighbors continue to fall victim to opioid abuse," she wrote. Singas also touted her office's efforts to open the county's first 24/7 drug crisis center.

"It works to provide around-the-clock medical treatment and bridge the treatment gap that exists when an overdose victim is released from the emergency room and their placement in long-term treatment," she said.

Her opponent, McQuade, a former police officer and longtime private practice attorney, has highlighted state legislation that reforms the cash bail process as the most pressing issue facing the county.

"With cashless bail, there will be an opportunity for criminals to walk away less than 24 hours after committing a crime, which can vary from petty to extreme," he wrote.

See also: 'Seismic' Changes: Nassau DA Candidates Sound Off On Bail Reform

The laws are designed to protect people from being jailed for nonviolent crimes simply because they can't afford bail. But the legislation goes too far, McQuade said.

"We don't need laws which dismantle how we go about prosecuting criminals," he wrote. With the right people handling the judicial process, like me as district attorney, crime will be handled the right way without baseless reprieve.

Nassau County Legislature - District 11

In District 11, which includes Sands Point, Port Washington, Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor, Glen Head, Glenwood, Sea Cliff and Glen Cove, voters will select from three candidates: incumbent Democrat Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Republican challenger James Greenberg and Libertarian challenger Blay Tarnoff.

DeRiggi-Whitton, a former Glen Cove city councilwoman, identified transparency as the single most pressing issue facing the county.

"I will continue to work diligently to secure approval for legislation that eliminates waste, fraud and abuse from Nassau County's procurement process, she wrote.

Greenberg, meanwhile, said cost of living and "oppressive" property taxes were most pressing.

"When elected I plan to exam spending in regard to consulting firms, programs and services that may be duplicating or overlapping services and tighten the county's belt when it comes to spending," he wrote.

Glen Cove Mayor

In arguable the most highly-anticipated — and heated — race, Democratic Mayor Tim Tenke will again square off against Republican former Mayor Reggie Spinello on Nov. 5.

Tenke — who defeated Spinello in 2017 by just three votes — identified infrastructure as the single most pressing issue facing Glen Cove, though he did not elaborate on what he plans to do about it. Additionally, Tenke, who also spent 13 years as a member of the city council, touted that he was able to pass a balanced budget "without selling off parts of Glen Cove," or borrowing money from the water fund.

It should be noted this year the Republican-led council blocked a vote on whether to pass the mayor's budget.

While Spinello didn't fill out Patch's questionnaire, he told the Long Island Herald that "financial mismanagement" is the biggest problem facing the city.

"Frankly, it's the main reason why I am running for mayor again," he wrote, pointing to a New York State Comptroller report that said Glen Cove faces fiscal stress and a budget deficit, as well as an outlook downgrade from Moody's Investor Services.

Glen Cove City Council

In Glen Cove's other highly anticipated race, all six seats are up for grabs. On the Republican side, incumbents Joseph Capobianco, Nicholas DiLeo Jr., Kevin Maccarone and Donna McNaughton seek re-election. The council's lone Democrat, Marsha Silverman, also seeks a second term Nov. 5.

Challenging the council members this year are five Democrats, a Republican and an independent.

On the Democratic line: Danielle Fugazy Scagliola, Eve Lupenko Ferrante, Rocco Totino, Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews and John Perrone. Kenneth Pilla and Stephen Suozzi, meanwhile, are running as a Republican and independent, respectively.

You can read all about the candidates below.

Democrats

• Marsha Silverman
• Eve Lupenko Ferrante
• Danielle Fugazy Scagliola
• Rocco Totino
• Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews
• John Perrone

Republicans

• Nicholas DiLeo Jr.
• Kevin Maccarone
• Donna McNaughton
• Ken Pilla

Independent

• Stephen Suozzi