Suffolk Democratic leader faces toughest year
Photo credit: Newsday/Dick Yarwood | Over the past decade, Schaffer, the $95,000-a-year party leader, has largely run the table against the still more numerous Republicans.
Richard Schaffer, decked in jeans and a button-down shirt, spent three hours Saturday knocking on doors in Ronkonkoma, giving out campaign literature and asking for votes.
At homes where Schaffer found supporters, he underscored the importance of turning out. "We need your vote its going to be a tough election this year," he told one Democratic homeowner. "Last year, a lot of Democrats sat...
