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_c _________ ~_. __________________________________________________________________________ _ 13 'ftunzo defeats Goldman handily in 3rd SD I by •• lI...., J. IIowanI Early on in his campaign to unseat 22-)'ear incumbent State Senator Caesal' Trunzo, Democrat Robert Goldman seized· upon the hottest issue on LoqIsland: property taxes. And though Goldman made the popu- lar issue of changing the way New York State fUnds its public school system, advocating other sources than propert;y taxes v it didn't help him on Election Day. The veteran Trunzo CR- Brentwood) defeated the 27-year-old legal aid attorney by a 2-1 vote margin in the Iaqe)y Republican Third Senate District -He mil on just one issue, and that was eliminating the school property taxes. But what I was hearing from the people was sfine, but how are you going to daange it?' And he didn't have the answer: Trunzo said. Speaki.ng with the relaxed air of a man who had no doubt about the out- come, Trunzo said the success Goldmall did have aune from his abi6- t¥ 1.0 ream the media. \'lie had money and he was able to do· a lot of things I couldn't, like get on radio and televi- sio~· he said from the Islip Repub6can election Dght camp at the Brentwood Counv,Oub. For his part, Goldman thought his campaign sI:I'ategy worked, as best as it could, ~ what is now a 12-tenn incumbent. \[ think I did a phenomenal job, going up against the Islip Republican OOSS, a real powerhouse. But I never swayed away from my belief in the most important topiC ~f my campaign:: changing the way we fund our schools. It Goldman spoke from an emp~ back room inside his Oakdale campaign headquarters, while a few remaining famiJy and friends lingered around the two 27 -inch television sets carrying election coverage outside. Though he spoke without bitterness, the disap- pointment was evident in his eyes. \'In life you need to get involved, you need to take risks, to take challenges and try to make a difference. If you don't take risks, you're not helping yourself and you·re not helping others,\ he said And help himself the political neo- phyte certainly did, his campaign man- ager Phil ADo)' said -Since the conven- tion in June, a lot of people told me they really felt Rob really grew into a candidate, one who was really on top of the issues ••. He just developed an ever-increasing awareness and sophis- tication abollt him as he went along,· he said But while Goldman was growing and learning the J)06tical game, his oppo- nent had heeD practicing it for more than two decades. Asked for a reason wily voters jR die Third Senate District S1aIe Senator Caesar Trunzo speaks to his Republican suppa1181's at the Brentwood Counby Club TueadaJ night after 'declaing victory. have sent him to Albany a dozen times, Trunzo·s answer is ·constituent ser- vice.- -I have a tremendous staff that deserves a tremendous amount of cred- it. Everywhere I went in the campaign I had people thanking me for being able to help them, ,. Trunzo said. -We have a cardinal rule in my office: evez:v letter Suffolk County ~k Shaw is answered and every problem a ron· stituellt has we look into.fO» Thomgh he lost his fiIst political fight Tuesday night, Goldman J)romised that he w.t\Sll't COing anywhere. -r hope to reman 'Visibly involved, and not just in politks but in the commWli~ and as a legal aid attorney, helping people any W8sV I can, • he said. • Harenberg wins squeaker over Murphy in 5th AD power changes across the nation. From WasbingtoD; D.C., where Republicans seized control of Congress for the first time in 40 years, to the state houses where GOP governors outnumbered Democrats for the first time since 1970. 11te last time Harenberg saw this kind of political upheaval was 20 years ago, when he won his first assembly race in the aftermath of Watergate. -.be )'ear I was elected it was that kind of election, except it was in reveme. It was the year of Watergate when Democrats were winning seats across the country. That·s the closest I can compare it to,· he said. -Sut on the whole, I was grateful that the people of the district supported me, especially in the face of the tidal wave of losses that my fellow Democrats suffered, D Harenberg said For his part, Murplly has few regrets from his failed attempt to vin a state assembly seat. A political rook- ie with little time, money or support goillg against a 2O-year'Veteran, he 131 his campaign 011 a shoesbiDg while tryiDg to keepllis Sayville Jaw prutice going. ., only wish I had mOle time to walk arclUlld and meet the people,\ he said.. WO~ll@[fl ®® J],O @[3 • low Rates On Winterizing • Tun~ups • Rebuilt Engines • Shrink Wrap • Power Washin,g GREENE'S CREIK· [j)@(? (?@(!)Q 83 Atlantic Ave., West Sayvil'le, NY J 1 796 TOM CLARE 15\'61 589-5408 KURT DIPRIMA CD ...
