Another Republican Job Connection... (discovered by a fellow Young Dem)
Nina Petraro
Below is a Newsday article about yet another political hiring by the
new Mangano administration. This was disovered by a fellow Young
Dem. Let's keep the ball rolling on these storise - if you know of
any hirings or political tactics, tell us and we can advise the
press. Thanks!
Of Nassau sewage, jobs, connections, power etc.
10:55 AM By William Murphy
A Bay Park woman who claimed credit for helping defeat Nassau County
Legis. Jeff Toback (D-Oceanside) last year has been hired by the
county’s new Republican comptroller.
Connie Petrucci had been a driving force behind the Green Bay Parkers,
who attacked Toback relentlessly for his failure to address problems
at the county’s sewage treatment plant in Bay Park.
Toback conceded that he lost votes in the area around the plant
because of Petrucci and the Green Bay Parkers. He was beaten by
Republican Howard Kopel, whose election helped tilt control of the
county legislature into Republican hands.
Petrucci was hired Jan. 25th as a $50,000 confidential assistant to
Chief Deputy Nassau Comptroller Francis X. Moroney, top deputy to
Republican Comptroller George Maragos.
Moroney said politics had nothing to do with the hire, and that
Petrucci was highly qualified.
[UPDATE-POSTSCRIPT: Records show Concetta Petrucci, her given name,
wrote a $75 check to Kopel's campaign last Oct. 15th.]