From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
January 10, 2025            

Democrat Seth Koslow for Nassau County Executive

Wednesday night, Legislator Seth Koslow kicked off his campaign for Nassau County Executive. Koslow, a Democrat, is challenging County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican. 

Why Koslow’s running for County Executive

• To make Nassau County Affordable – “Lower property taxes and implement fiscally responsible policies to ease the financial burden on families and small business.”

This could the most important priority for Nassau County residents and business owners, considering Nassau County’s high taxes and high cost of housing, as a start.

• To Eliminate Wasteful Spending – “End unnecessary lawsuits, inflated salaries, and administrative bloat to ensure your tax dollars are used effectively.”

• To Strengthen Communities – “Invest in public safety, education, infrastructure, and essential services that improve quality of life for all.”

Early last year, Blakeman proposed a controversial plan that would, he claimed, increase public safety: the creation of an armed deputy force:

Blakeman wanted to deputize armed private citizens for use, as he explained it, “for devastating emergencies” like extreme weather disasters and power outages.

In mid-April, a group of Nassau County residents submitted a petition with over 2000 signatures to the Nassau legislature. The group urged the lawmakers to seriously examine the proposal for “Blakeman’s militia,” as the residents called it.

Democrats accused Blakeman of aiming to create an illegal militia that might be used, for example, against public protests unpopular with the Republican’s agenda.

But on December 30, 2024, Blakeman swore in 26 special deputies.

The provisional special deputy sheriffs receive pay for training, plus when, if ever, they provide service.

If any, in their capacity as a special deputy, are named in a lawsuit, how might that affect Nassau County’s already high cost for attorneys, at the least? 

• To Govern Transparently – “Introduce strict accountability measures to make sure every dollar is spent in the best interest of Nassau County residents.”

On December 16, 2024, Bruce Blakeman, with the support of the Republican-controlled county legislature, formally made New York Post Nassau County’s official newspaper.

Our official newspaper can get hundreds of thousands of advertising dollars for county notices that are legally required.

Until mid-December, Newsday was Nassau County’s official newspaper. Its Nassau County readership and coverage are significantly larger than New York Post’s is.

Why did Blakeman make the MAGA tabloid New York Post the official newspaper of Nassau County?

One might say the question contains the answer.

As I wrote in a recent post – Flagging Bruce Blakeman & New York Post –  Newsday and many other media sources have covered Blakeman’s unpopular decision not to lower county flags for a full 30 days – like the rest of our nation is doing right now – to commemorate President Jimmy Carter.

New York Post did not cover that.

Also, Newsday and several other area media sources* (see below for examples) have reported that Legislator Seth Koslow has officially launched his campaign against Bruce Blakeman for Nassau County Executive.

New York Post has yet to cover that.

Does it sound like New York Post was handpicked by Bruce Blakeman as Nassau County’s official newspaper to provide transparent, adequate, balanced coverage of, and for, Nassau County?

Koslow’s background

Seth Koslow served as a Queens County Assistant District Attorney from 2013 until 2016, when he set up his own legal practice, SIK. He’s admitted to practice law with New York State and New Jersey Bars, plus the Federal Bar for Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. 

In 2023, Koslow was elected Nassau County Legislator for the newly redrawn 5th District, which includes parts of Freeport, Bellmore, Merrick, North Bellmore and North Merrick.

Koslow’s the Ranking Member of the Public Safety Committee, and also serves on these six committees: Finance, Minority Affairs, Health & Social Services, Veterans, Government Services and Operations, and Towns, Villages & Cities.

Koslow’s an active community member. For example, in 2024 he played in a Merrick Mayhem coaches softball game and was an umpire for the Bellmore/Merrick Moms Softball Classic. His wife Jill has a bakery in North Bellmore. The Koslows live in South Merrick with their three children, Sam, Jaclyn and Julia, and their rescue dog Coco.

Seth Koslow’s Campaign Slogan is: “We Deserve Better!” 

– Koslow Campaign Kickoff –

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* Examples of Media Coverage of Seth Koslow launching campaign on January 8, 2025, for Nassau County Executive:

New York Post 

– NO COVERAGE –
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Newsday 
1/8/2025 – “Democratic Leg. Seth Koslow Launches bid for Nassau County executive”
newsday.com/long-island/politics/koslow-nassau-county-executive-f37nytav
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News12 – Long Island
1/8/2025 – ‘Nassau Democrat Seth Koslow running for county executive”
longisland.news12.com/nassau-democrat-seth-koslow-running-for-county-executive
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Herald Community Newspapers
1/8/2025 – ‘Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow launches campaign for county executive”
liherald.com/stories/nassau-county-legislator-seth-koslow-launches-campaign-for-county-executive,212338
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LI Press
1/8/2025 – ‘Legis. Seth Koslow challenging Bruce Blakeman For Nassau County Executive”
longislandpress.com/2025/01/08/koslow-blakeman-executive
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Patch  [MSN.com then also ran this article]
1/8/2025 – ‘Dem. Legislator Seth Koslow Challenges Blakeman for County Executive”
patch.com/new-york/merrick/dem-legislator-seth-koslow-challenges-blakeman-county-executive

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FEATURE PHOTO (at top of post): Westbury, New York, U.S. January 8, 2025. Nassau County Legislator SETH KOSLOW (Democratic – Merrick) has Campaign Kickoff for his 2025 run for Nassau County Executive against the current one, Blakeman, a Republican.(© 2025 Ann Parry/AnnParry.com)

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Seth Koslow for Nassau County Executive: my Photo Gallery

Seth Koslow for County Executive: sethkoslow.com

Koslow Legislative homepage: nassaucountyny.gov/4463/District-5—Seth-Koslow

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• FLI FYI: About halfway through the event, I was surprised to see my daughter Sue Moller, who was attending as a representative of NYSUT PAC. Sue captured the following iPhone photo of me before I knew she was there: