Rep. Rice’s firm hold on 4th District challenged by ‘accessible’ newcomer
Rep. Kathleen Rice has had a firm hold on New York’s 4th Congressional District since she was first elected in 2014. This time, she faces a challenge from a political newcomer who says he’s trying to make himself accessible to every voter by giving out his phone number.
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Oct 28, 2020, 9:56 PM
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7ds agoRep. Kathleen Rice has had a firm hold on New York’s 4th
Congressional District since she was first elected in 2014. This time, she
faces a challenge from a political newcomer who says he’s trying to make
himself accessible to every voter by giving out his phone number.
Republican Doug Tuman handed out business cards at the
Hempstead bus terminal on Wednesday. On every one of those cards was a
cellphone number that Tuman says is a direct line to himself and his staff.
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If elected, Tuman says he will also use text messaging to
poll constituents to get their opinions about issues on the House floor.
Rep. Rice says she’s working hard to provide additional
coronavirus relief for Long Islanders who are suffering because of the
pandemic. If elected to another term, she says she will continue that fight.
“The voters know who I am, and I am what I’ve always been –
an honest broker, someone who does not play politics,” she says. “I have my
constituents’ concerns at heart, whether I’m here in the district or being
their advocate in Washington.”
Tuman, who currently works as commissioner of engineering for the Town of Hempstead, told News 12 he wants to be the “most accessible U.S.
congressperson” in the country.
“People will have my cellphone number. They’ll be able to
text me and my team and we will get back to them. And we will work with them on
a daily basis,” he says.
There is a third candidate in the race — Joseph Naham,
who’s running on the Green Party line. According to his campaign website, Naham
supports the Green New Deal and immigration reform.
Newsday’s Joye Brown says the scales are likely tipped in Rep. Rice's favor since she has more than a decade of name recognition behind her and the district tends to vote Democrat.
“If you judge on the past, it would be stunning if an incumbent Democrat in this race lost,” she said.
The 4th Congressional District includes much of southwestern and central Nassau County.
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