In the 8th Legislative District, Joseph DeFelice of Malverne is running against incumbent Vincent Muscarella, on the Democratic Party line. A graduate of St. John's University, where he obtained his jurist doctorate, DeFelice said he hopes to effectuate change if elected, particularly with the county's budget, which he feels Republicans during the Gulotta years grossly mismanaged. FULL STORY

While much of the campaigns for county government have revolved around which party, Democratic or Republican, is to blame for the high tax burden placed on Nassau County residents, Legislator Vincent Muscarella of the 8th Legislative District, which includes Garden City, Garden City South, part of Floral Park, part of Elmont, part of Franklin Square and part of West Hempstead, said he prefers to focus on working together on a solution to Nassau's financial problems. FULL STORY