State Sen. John Brooks launches re-election campaign

On Sunday, State Senator John Brooks was joined by supporters, party leaders and elected officials as he launched his re-election campaign for New York’s 8th Senate District at the Roosevelt American Legion Joe Murphy Post 1957. Brooks, a Democrat, laid out his vision for a more affordable Long Island, and discussed how he plans to combat the devastating effects of Trump’s Republican federal tax plan and stand up for the hard-working taxpayers of Nassau and Suffolk’s South Shore. Credit: Howard Schnapp