When John Avlon entered the 1st Congressional District primary race earlier this year, he was viewed by many as a creature of television, rather than a stalwart of local Democratic politics.
Avlon’s main opponent in the June 25 Democratic primary, Nancy Goroff, had previously gained the party’s nomination in 2020. And though she lost that race, Goroff has counted on plenty of support in the community surrounding Stony Brook University, where she was once a professor, to provide the margin of victory she needs this time to beat Avlon and face GOP incumbent Rep. Nicholas LaLota in the... ›› read more