Robert Zimmerman nabs Democratic nod to replace outgoing New York Rep. Tom Suozzi

Ryan King

August 23, 11:46 PM August 23, 11:46 PM

Robert Zimmerman emerged victorious in the Democratic most important on Tuesday for New York's Lengthy Island-anchored 3rd Congressional District.

A number of Democrats vied for the seat in a race that exemplified the usual Democratic electoral divide in between centrists and progressives. In the meantime, some interior polling from July has offered Republicans a glimmer of hope that they could reclaim the district for the initially time in just about a decade.

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Zimmerman is a law firm who would be the very first openly gay member of Congress from the Queens and Very long Island space. He was backed by Hillary Clinton and neighboring Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY).

Outgoing Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY), an outspoken centrist, vacated the seat to mount his unsuccessful principal problem from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Suozzi backed 28-yr-outdated Nassau County legislator Josh Lafazan in the race to triumph him.

Other Democratic contenders in the race included North Hempstead supervisor Jon Kaiman, entrepreneur Reema Rasool, and Melanie D’Arrigo.

On the Republican side, George Santos ran unopposed. Santos, who would also be the 1st gay member of Congress from the region really should he acquire in November, earlier ran unsuccessfully towards Suozzi in 2020.

Inner polling Santos shared with the Washington Examiner in mid-July showed Zimmerman and his fellow Democratic contenders underwater in their favorability rankings among the prospective voters in the district.

Democrats have persistently held the district by cozy margins considering that the retirement of former Rep. Peter King (R-NY) in 2013. Nevertheless, redistricting has softened Democrats' partisan advantage inside of the district in the time given that, paring its boundaries back west of Long Island in a slight boost for the GOP.

Even though Democrats continue to get pleasure from a partisan apportionment edge in the district, Republicans are hoping that a best storm of Suozzi's exit and modest redistricting gains alongside with an anticipated purple wave could propel them to victory.