NYS Assembly District 2 Preview: Jodi Giglio Vs. Wendy Hamberger

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Incumbent New York State Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio, a Republican, is being challenged by Democrat Wendy Hamberger in the Nov. 8 general election for the Assembly District 2 seat.

The candidates:

• Jodi Giglio (Republican)
• Wendy Hamberger (Democrat)

Giglio served on the Riverhead Town Board from 2010 to 2020 and has held a seat on the New York State Assembly from 2020 to the present time.

Her goal, she said, is "to make New York a better place for families and businesses. I attend many events within my district to keep my pulse on the needs of my constituents. I make myself available to problem-solve."

Giglio described her initiatives, including a bill that increases STAR exemptions and adjusts personal income tax rates; a bill regarding Changing College Tuition Savings Program to include elementary and secondary schools; a bill honoring Keri Stromski, a kindergarten teacher who fought a fierce battle against metastatic breast cancer; and a bill to require landlords to install sprinkler systems and emergency fire escapes for multi-level rental buildings, "so we don't have what happened on Second Street happen again."

She added: "I consider myself a public servant and have made myself available to my constituents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week."

Giglio, who lives in Baiting Hollow, is a small business owner who has three children.

Hamberger, according to the Suffolk County Democratic Committee website, is an attorney who has served as pro bono counsel to the Nassau Suffolk Law Services Volunteer Lawyers Project. She has worked to help those who cannot afford legal representation and is a mom of three from Center Moriches.

Assembly District 2 covers the East End towns of Southold and Riverhead as well as some of eastern Brookhaven Town.