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 <li>Luciano, 59, of West Sayville, is a registered Republican running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election.</li> 
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Republican BACKGROUND Luciano, 59, of West Sayville, is a registered Republican running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election.  

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