Action talks louder than words. You cannot rely on what any politician claims on what they shall do after they get elected.
In the upcoming special election for NY CD3, between the old-time politician Tom Suozzi and the Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip, you may wish to look at their histories and previous accomplishments.
Pilip has a short history of serving the community. Yet she had two years of dedicated work and attention to her constituents.
However, from his history, it seems that Mr. Suozzi’s political goals supersede the safety of his campaign audience and his duty of servicing his constituents.
Jay Jacobs, New York Democratic Chairman, who has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s bid for re-election, accused Suozzi of “abusing the system” during the gubernatorial primaries, according to the SPECTRUM NEWS article: Rep. Suozzi, running for governor, cast few in-person votes.
“It’s one thing to say that you’re doing your job. It’s quite another to be out campaigning, and you know, gaming the system to get your job done” according to the article.
Congress enacted oProxy voting” early on during the coronavirus pandemic.
That was intended to allow the members of Congress to quarantine and another person to vote on their behalf.
The act was for safeguarding against the spread of disease. It certainly was not intended to be abused for other purposes, avoiding attending the Congress sessions and instead use the opportunity for going on campaign trails for a new office.
“Of the 125 roll call votes in the House since Jan. 10, Suozzi voted by proxy 118 times, according to a Spectrum News 1 analysis” the article mentions.
Suozzi’s use of proxy voting to free up time for campaigning seems egocentric and is unwarranted.
The embedded video (https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2022/04/20/rep–suozzi–running-for-governor–cast-few-in-person-house-votes) enumerates the dates when Mr. Suozzi has gone on campaign trails addressing large audiences during the pandemic.
If the spread of coronavirus was a true concern of Mr. Suozzi for not attending the sessions of the Congress, he shouldn’t have gone campaigning gathering large audiences and potentially causing further spread of disease.
Evidently, Mr. Suozzi’s political goals supersede the safety of his campaign audience and his duty of servicing his constituents.
The Wikipedia page on Tom Suozzi reconciles the assertion of Suozzi’s “gaming the system” made by the Democratic Chair, Jay Jacobs.
In 1993 Suozzi started as the mayor of Glen Cove.
Later on as the county executive, under his administration, Nassau County became the highest taxed county in the nation.
In 2006, while functioning as the Nassau County executive, he ran against Elliot Spitzer in the hopes of getting the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. Suozzi had no success and lost the nomination.
In 2009, after not being able to get nominated for governor, he ran for his re-election as the county executive. Suozzi did not have success and lost his position to Ed Mangano.
In 2013, he claimed that Mangano was “presiding over a decline in the county,” and ran against Mangano. Again, Suozzi didn’t have success and lost to Mangano with a wider margin than the previous time.
In 2016 he got elected to Congress and was reelected in 2018 and 2020. In 2022 Suozzi “retired” from Congress to run again for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York. Suozzi did not have success again for even getting nominated for NYS governor, seemingly the dream job.
After Congress expelled George Santos, Suozzi decided to go after the “old job”which he had “retired” from, NY Congressional District 3.
This is the very same job which he clearly exhibited having no interest in holding onto —- he was absent 118 out 125 times of the voting sessions.
Instead of dedication to his constituents, Suozzi went on campaign trails while neglecting the spread of coronavirus which was a major concern. This clearly demonstrates his lack of dedication and now he wants the job back!?
Nonetheless, it takes a lot for a party chairman to assert “gaming the system” about the party’s long-time politician and invalidating him.
Vote for Mazi Pilip. She is a true public servant.
During her tenure as the Nassau County legislator, Mazi Pilip has shown true dedication to her constituents. Unlike Suozzi, with no exceptions, she had voted for lowering taxes.
Gary Giltner
Great Neck
Completely false and incorrect “LTE.” This was written by a fake person who likely does not live in NY03!! Pilip voted to raise taxes and waster crucial covid funds on parties instead of the opiod crisis. This is the Mazi Pilip campaign’s last resort–using fake people to spread LIES because the truth is: Mazi voted against the community.
Not true. If you have any proof of your statement,show me the proof that Mazi voted to raise taxes.
Look at Suozzi’s his with Nassau County taxes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Suozzi?wprov=sfti1#Nassau_County_Executive
“During her tenure as the Nassau County legislator, Mazi Pilip has shown true dedication to her constituents. Unlike Suozzi, with no exceptions, she had voted for lowering taxes.”
So says every mailer sent to your home by every candidate. But taxes aren’t going down in this County until both parties stop being patronage mills, and people wake up to the fact no one needs this many school districts with bloated payrolls and laughably, multiple water districts.
The County is structured to bleed every dollar from the electorate, and the “Legislature” confines itself to tax challenge seminars and handing out cheap honoraria. They’re order takers.
Spare me. And wake up.
School taxes in Nassau County are crazy. There should be legislation to change it like NYC, income based.
The school unions are the biggest Mafias and they need to get contained
Thanks for the laugh! A “true public servant” – that’s not Mazi Pilip. Her dismal performance as County Legislator should be a warning to any voter in NY03. She does not return calls from her constituents, and she has voted against using COVID relief funds to provide needed services to the community, instead endorsing Blakeman’s ill-advised plan to use the funds for parties and golf outings. She also voted against adding 100 new police officers to the Nassau County Police Department, despite claiming to “support the police.” She is a liar and a fraud just like her good friend George Santos. Vote for Tom Suozzi!
Dear Ms. Gordon:
This is a quote from the article:
“The embedded video (https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2022/04/20/rep–suozzi–running-for-governor–cast-few-in-person-house-votes) enumerates the dates when Mr. Suozzi has gone on campaign trails addressing large audiences during the pandemic.”
I watched the embedded video. This is my cococlusion:
Next to Tom Suozzi, any politician is a great “public servant”
At least he voted! This was an accepted and permissible way to do so to perform his job! Whereas Mazi shows up and leaves BEFORE the vote – what good is that?? You are just looking to tear him down because your candidate has nothing to show for her two years of service. She did not lower taxes. She barely spoke up.
Please show any evidence of Mazi doesn’t vote.