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Suozzi says he's through with local politics

December 29, 2009 10:21 PM By ELLIS HENICAN ellis@henican.com

Quick ReadHe was "completely shocked" he lost.

Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi stands in his

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi stands in his near-empty office the day before his last day in office. (Dec. 29, 2009)

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He was "completely shocked" he lost.

He's unlikely to run for local or county office again, though maybe for something on the state or federal level.

He's proud to have turned "the worst-run county in America" into a government that is "much more professional and better run and more financially secure than it's been in decades."

He doesn't have a new job lined up.

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