Politics & Government

Steve Rhoads Defeats Incumbent John Brooks For 5th Senate District

Rhoads was elected to the Nassau County Legislature in 2015.

Democrat John Brooks lost his reelection bid for the state Senate.
Democrat John Brooks lost his reelection bid for the state Senate. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

SEAFORD, NY — The wave of Republican wins on Long Island didn't stop at Congressional seats. State Senator John Brooks lost his reelection bid, although it was in the reconfigured 5th District.

Nassau County Legislator Steven Rhoads defeated Brooks by a substantial margin, according to unofficial Board of Elections results, 79,486-50,985 votes.

Brooks, Chairman of the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs, was elected to the senate in 2016.

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He has been a volunteer firefighter for decades in Seaford, where he also served as the Chief of Department.

Rhoades joined the legislature after a special election in 2015. He grew up in Wantagh and has called Bellmore home for more than 25 years. Like Brooks, Rhoades has a firefighting background, as a 30-year member of the Wantagh Volunteer Fire Department.

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