Originally published on October 16, 2005
Hempstead Dems up
Hope to take town away from the GOP
BY MICHAEL WHITE
DAILY NEWS WRITER
A century has passed since the Town of Hempstead was led by a Democratic town supervisor, but party leaders are giddy over the fact that this could be the year they pry away the GOP's crown jewel.
"This is the first time the Democrats have even had money to get their message out," according to Charlie Burr, campaign manager for County Assessor Harvey Levinson, who is challenging Republican incumbent Supervisor Kate Murray.
During the collapse of the Tom Gulotta administration, Republicans lost majority control of the Legislature, as well as the county executive seat.
But Hempstead - where such political heavyweights as Gulotta and former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D'Amato emerged - has remained a GOP bastion.
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