John Ciotti has been representing the 3rd Legislative District, which now includes parts of Elmont, Franklin Square, South Floral Park, West Hempstead and North Valley Stream since the first session of the Nassau County Legislature in 1996. Ciotti, who now sits on nine of the legislature's 11 committees, has become a mainstay on the 19-member legislature as he was re-elected in 1997, 1999 and 2001. But now the Republican legislator from Valley Stream may be facing his most difficult battle yet. FULL STORY

Appointed councilman of the Town of Hempstead's Second District following Joseph Kearney's resignation in March, Ed Ambrosino wants to continue giving back to a community in which he grew up and attended school with many of the families that reside there. "I've always been involved in my community and I wanted to give something back," he said. He is running on the Republican Party ticket. FULL STORY