While eastern Suffolk County has gotten decidedly redder over the last few election cycles, newly minted Democratic congressional nominee John Avlon is poised to mount a stiff challenge for U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) this Election Day.
A former CNN political reporter, Avlon checks a lot of the right boxes. He’s telegenic and well spoken with good political instincts — and his relatively moderate center-left policies are tailored to appeal to a congressional district that narrowly favored Donald Trump in the 2020 election, but tilts more heavily Republican among voters west of the Shinnecock Canal.
