In upset Gary Berntsen wins GOP vote to take on Schumer
Gary Berntsen, a retired CIA agent from Port Jefferson, scored an upset victory at the state Republican Convention Tuesday, winning the most support of four candidates seeking to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Charles Schumer.
Berntsen received 43.16 percent of the convention delegate votes on the first ballot, followed by political consultant Jay Townsend with 37.6 percent; Nassau County...
