Todd Kaminsky Announces Run For Nassau District Attorney

MINEOLA, NY — State Senator Todd Kaminsky has officially accepted the nomination of Nassau County Democrats to become a candidate for county district attorney.

Kaminsky made the announcement Monday morning outside the D.A.'s office in Mineola.

"Making sure that Nassau remains a wonderful and safe place for families just like ours to grow is exactly why we need steady and experienced leadership at the helm of this office," Kaminsky said at the Monday news conference.

Joyce Smith was named acting district attorney earlier this month when Madeline Singas was approved to join the state Court of Appeals bench. Smith is the first Black woman at that level in the county and was sworn in by Singas, one of her first acts as Associate Judge.

Jay Jacobs, chairman of the Nassau Democrats said in a statement, "Senator Todd Kaminsky is a fearless former federal prosecutor who has put Long Islanders' safety first his entire career."

As his bio indicates, Kaminsky was a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of New York.

"There, he took down corrupt elected officials who used taxpayer dollars to fund lavish lifestyles, including former State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr., Assemblyman Jimmy Meng and Congressman Michael Grimm," the website bio states.

Before that, Kaminsky was assistant district attorney under Singas in the domestic violence and felony trial bureaus.

Kaminsky was first elected to the State Senate in 2016.

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