Chad Lupinacci Receives Additional Key Endorsements

Chad Lupinacci, the Republican, Conservative, and Independence Party candidate for the New York State Assembly, 10th District, is pleased to announce that he has received the endorsement of Huntington Town Clerk Jo-Ann Raia, Huntington Town Councilman Mark Mayoka, and Huntington Town Councilman Eugene Cook.

Jo-Ann Raia was first elected in 1981 and she has held the position since. She is one of the longest serving elected officials in the Town of Huntington. In announcing her support for Chad, Raia said, “Chad’s tireless work ethic will prove extremely valuable during these difficult economic times. Chad’s youthful enthusiasm allows him to relate to recent college graduates struggling to survive on Long Island.”

Councilman Mayoka was elected to the Huntington Town Board in November 2009. In endorsing Chad, Councilman Mayoka said, “Albany needs someone like Chad who will work diligently to create jobs in the Town of Huntington and address crime in Huntington Station.”

Councilman Cook was elected to the Huntington Town Board in November 2011. Regarding Chad, Councilman Cook said, “Chad will be a strong voice for all of the residents of the Town of Huntington. I am confident that he will work in a multi-partisan way that will benefit all of the constituents, not only in his district, but across the Town. ”

Chad is a lifelong resident of South Huntington and a 1997 graduate of Walt Whitman High School. He is a full-time professor at Farmingdale State College and an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College and Hofstra University, where he received his B.A. in 2001(summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa), his J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law, and his M.B.A. from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business.

The 10th Assembly District includes the hamlets of Cold Spring Harbor, Dix Hills, Greenlawn, Huntington, Huntington Station, Lloyd Harbor, Melville, South Huntington and West Hills in the Town of Huntington as well as part of Farmingdale in the Town of Babylon.