New York's 3rd Congressional District
The 3rd District of New York is generally the eastern half of Nassau County, with some parts as far west as Island Park and Long Beach. The Nassau portion contains suburban communities such as Bellmore, Bethpage, Farmingdale, Hicksville, Levittown, Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Merrick, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford, Syosset, and Wantagh. The Nassau portion of the district also contains the cities of Long Beach and Glen Cove. The district also extends along the South Shore of western Suffolk County encompassing parts of Amityville, Babylon, Bay Shore, Copiague, East Islip, Islip, Lindenhurst, North Lindenhurst, West Babylon, and West Islip, although it generally does not venture north of Sunrise Highway once in Suffolk County.
The district is currently represented by Peter T. King. He was first elected in 1992. He is one of only two Republicans on the Long Island Congressional delegation. After redistricting, Steve Israel will represent the district in 2013.
The district is one of the more Republican-leaning in New York, and John McCain defeated Barack Obama 52% to 47% here in 2008.
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