Sound Shore Voters Meet The Candidates For The New NY3

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — The Sound Shore's brand-new NY-3 Congressional District will take some getting used to, but an upcoming candidate forum will help those of us who will now have new representation get to know some of the players a little bit better.

The 3rd Congressional District now includes Pelham, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester in Westchester County. An eastern sliver of the Bronx was also added to a narrower stretch of Nassau County's North Shore, parts of northeastern Queens and parts of northwestern Suffolk County.

The crowded race features some familiar faces to voters and a few candidates that will need a bit more of an introduction — at least on this side of the Long Island Sound.

The race for the Democratic nomination includes former North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman, Nassau County Legislator Joshua Lafazan, Port Washington's Melanie D'Arrigo, Oyster Bay's Reema Rasool, and Great Neck's Robert Zimmerman.

SEE: New Congressional Maps Affect Hudson Valley Representation.

Sound Shore Votes will host a virtual candidate forum for hopefuls in the race for the Democratic nomination for the New York Congressional District 3 on March 10. The Westchester Democratic-affiliated groups in the newly drawn district will moderate the first joint public event for candidates on Thursday starting at 6:30 p.m.

The forum will be moderated by former FiOS1 News senior political correspondent, host and news anchor Andrew Whitman. Candidates will answer questions and have the chance to conclude with brief final remarks, according to organizers.

The forum will take place via webinar. The event will also be live streamed on the Indivisible Westchester Facebook page. Spanish language interpretation and closed captioning will be available.

The six candidates who have confirmed attendance include:

• Alessandra Biaggi - New York State Senator
• Melanie D’Arrigo - Healthcare advocate and community organizer
• Jon Kaiman- Deputy County Executive, Suffolk County
• Joshua Lafazan - Legislator, Nassau County
• Reema Rasool - Business owner and activist
• Robert Zimmerman - Business owner and Democratic National Committee Member

SEE ALSO:

• Biaggi Running For Congress As Sound Shore Joins LI, Queens
• Candidate Calls For Protections Against Violence For Commuters
• Great Neck Businessman Announces Bid For Congress
• Ex-Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman Announces Congressional Bid

Presenting organizations include Black Democrats of Westchester County, Hispanic Democrats of Westchester, Hudson Valley Stonewall Democrats, Indivisible New Rochelle, Indivisible Westchester, IW Districts 6&7, Larchmont/Mamaroneck Indivisible, Mamaroneck Indivisible, Mt Vernon Pelham Indivisible, Progressive Women of Pelham, Westchester Asian American Democrats, Westchester Young Democrats, and Women Democrats of Westchester.

Anyone is welcome to participate in Thursdays forum, but registration is required.

The Democratic primary is June 28; early voting will be June 18 – 26.

Patch's Lanning Taliaferro and Alessia Grunberger contributed to this report.