Politics & Government
NYS Senate 3rd District Preview: Dean Murray Vs. Farzeen Bham
Former Republican assemblyman Dean Murray and newcomer Farzeen Bham will contest for the 3rd Senatorial District.
LONG ISLAND, NY — Voters in New York's 3rd Senatorial District head to the polls on Nov. 8.
The candidates:
Dean Murray, an East Patchogue resident, previously represented New York's 3rd Assembly District. His terms of office went from 2010 to 2012 and then again from 2015 to 2018.
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He will face Democrat Farzeen Bham, a political newcomer from Coram, in the election.
Either candidate will replace Sen. Alexis Weik, who is running for the 8th Senate District seat formerly held by departing Sen. Phil Boyle.
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Communities in the 3rd Senatorial District stretch from the hamlets of Brentwood, Central Islip, East Islip, and Hauppauge to the Mastic-Shirley area.
It includes the hamlets of Bohemia, Centereach, Holbrook, Holtsville, Lake Ronkonkoma, Farmingville, Medford, the Sayville area, Great River, Oakdale, a portion of Fire Island, Bayport-Blue Point, and the greater Patchogue area, and Yaphank.
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