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By Ronald J. Rosenberg

While the states election districts were recently redrawn gerrymandered by a progressive-Democratic majority in the State Legislature for the purpose of favoring their party, gerrymandering is not a particularly new political weapon. Those on both sides of the aisle have used their power to redraw district lines, depending on who holds the majority. The practice goes back to the 1800s, but this years redrawing by is unprecedented, and comes at a time when the self-proclaimed progressives larger political agenda ranges from defunding police to bail reform to demonizing the successful entrepreneur, i.e., capitalism.As U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi pursues his gubernatorial primary quest, his former 3rd Congressional District is now unrecognizable. The progressive gerrymander has recreated his congressional borders into what they now humorously call the Long Island Sound District. It now stretches from Smithtown in Suffolk County, along the lightly populated North Shore, into the densely populated Bronx, and ends in Democratic Westchester County. While several Long Island Democrats have announced their intentions to run for Suozzis vacated seat, they will face a growing number of New York City-based progressives who see their population density and massive Democratic enrollment in the city and its environs as bulletproof at the ballot box. The numbers speak for themselves. The Village of Northport, part of the new 3rd C.D., has some 8,000 residents. The City of New Rochelle, in Westchester, which is also part of the new district, has some 80,000.Now consider who is lining up to run in the 3rd District so far: Bronx State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, who defeated moderate Democrat Jeff Klein a number of years ago. In a December tweet, Democratic Socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had nothing but praise for Biaggi.Also in the running is Melanie DArrigo, a self-described progressive who has been endorsed by former New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, a city pol who once co-chaired the City Councils Progressive Caucus.

Ronald J. Rosenberg has been an attorney for 42 years, concentrating in commercial litigation and transactions, and real estate, municipal, zoning and land use law. He founded the Garden City law firm Rosenberg Calica & Birney in 1999.

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