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Labate undeterred by new district lines

Tea party activist Stephen A. Labate is a

Photo credit: Handout | Tea party activist Stephen A. Labate is a candidate for New York's 2nd Congressional District.

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Steve Labate is suddenly a man without a district.

The Deer Park Republican, whom the party named last month to take on veteran Rep. Steve Israel (D-Dix Hills), found himself living 1.5 miles outside the 3rd Congressional District when a federal court finalized new district maps last week.

But Labate, an Army combat veteran, said, "the lines may have changed but the mission has not,"...

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