Yep. Kaminsky gets the Democratic nod for DA

                                                                                    



As expected, Nassau Democrats this evening nominated State Sen. Todd Kaminsky of Long Beach to run for Nassau district attorney in November after Democrat Madeline Singas took a seat on Court of Appeals.

Democrats put out a news release not only saying Kaminsky is their candidate but that he has a campaign war chest of $1.5 million, which is sure to give pause to any potential Republican challenger.

Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs, in a news release, described Kaminsky as "a fearless federal prosecutor who has put Long Islanders' safety first his entire career."

But Nassau Republican chairman Joseph Cairo, who has yet to name a GOP candidate, immediately put out a statement denouncing Kaminsky as "soft on crime."

Pundits from both parties have predicted that whoever runs against Kaminsky will use his record on bail reform against him. 

Kaminsky wrote part of the original bail reform law that took effect in January of last year. 

Eliminating bail was only supposed to pertain to suspects accused of non-violent crimes, but it seemed to apply to everyone who was arrested.

After complaints that accused criminals were walking free hours after arrest only to commit more offenses, Kaminsky moved to put more restrictions on the law.

Then the coronavirus pandemic hit and people forgot about bail reform while everyone was hunkering down at home.

Compare the two statements.

Here's the Democratic release.

And here is the Republican statement:


 

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