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Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn has suspended her campaign for Congress.

Hahn made the announcement on Twitter Sunday afternoon.

This was not an easy decision, but Im confident its the right one. Democratic unity is the most important thing we can bring to the fight to flip NY-01 this year, which is why I will support my colleague Bridget Fleming, Hahn said in a tweet.

The legislator vowed to stay active in the Democratic effort to flip the First Congressional District, a seat held since 2015 by Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), the Republican and Conservative parties designee for governor, who is not seeking re-election.

While Im stepping aside today as a candidate, I will not stay on the sidelines in this election, Kahn said. With the future of our democracy, fundamental rights, and the environment at stake, we have a critical mission. I hope all my supporters will stay in this fight, she said.

Kahns announcement comes one day after Jackie Gordon, whos Copiague residence was in NY-01 on the map adopted by the state but struck down by the N.Y. Court of Appeals last month, announced she is running again in NY-02, where she was the Democratic candidate in 2020, but lost to Andrew Garbarino.

Ive said throughout this campaign that I intend to represent my home community, and I will run in the district I live in, which is NY-02, Gordon said in a press release Saturday.

With Hahn and Gordon out of the race, Fleming is the only remaining candidate in the race for the Democratic nomination with any significant campaign war chest, according to the Federal Elections Commission website.

Previously declared candidates for the Democratic nod Nicholas Antonucci, John Atkinson and Austin Smith have suspended their campaigns. Greg Fischer of Calverton has declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in NY-01 but is not registered with the Federal Elections Commission, according to the FEC website.

Nick LaLota, former Suffolk County commissioner of elections and former Village of Amityville trustee, has the Republican and Conservative parties designation for Congress in NY-01.

LaLota does not live in the First Congressional District but has said he will move into the district if elected. Congressional candidates are not required by law to live in the district where they are seeking election. They need only be a resident of the State of New York.

LaLota is facing a primary challenge from Anthony Figliola of East Setauket and Cait Corrigan of Patchogue.

The party primary election in New York State was pushed back from June 28 to Aug. 23 due to litigation over the states redistricting maps. The states highest court, the N.Y. Court of Appeals, last month ruled the congressional and state senate maps adopted by the state legislature and signed into law by the governor was unconstitutionally gerrymandered for partisan advantage. The Court of Appeals directed the trial court in the case to appoint an independent special master to draw new maps. The trial court late Friday night adopted the special masters final maps.

The congressional map adopted by the court significantly alters the boundaries of NY-01, which now excludes southeastern Brookhaven Town but takes in the entire north shore of Suffolk County to the Nassau County border.

Under a May 11 court order concerning the 2022 political calendar, candidates who qualified for the June 28 primary ballot remain qualified for the Aug. 23 primary ballot. But new candidates have until June 10 to file nominating petitions with the county boards of elections, so the final field of candidates in the Aug. 23 party primary election will not be known until June 11.

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Democratic field in NY-01 narrows as Kara Hahn suspends campaign and Jackie Gordon says she's running in NY-02 - RiverheadLOCAL