Suffolk County down one legislator
May 9, 2008 by Michael H. Samuels
Suffolk County Legis. Elie Mystal, D-Amityville, resigned Wednesday, amidst speculation and investigation that he did not reside in his district during his 2007 re-election.
Mystal, 62, represented the 15th Legislative district in the southwestern-most portion of county. He originally joined the Legislature in 2004 after serving as chief of staff for the former legislator in the district, Maxine Postal, for 15 years. He was elected in 2005 and had been the Legislature’s Deputy Presiding Officer. He was the first black person to serve on the Suffolk Legislature.
Mystal’s resignation came the same day Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota requested his voting records from the county’s Board of Elections.
Mystal claimed he owned three homes: in Palm Beach County, Fla., Huntington Station and Amityville.
A special election must be held 90 days from Mystal’s resignation date. The winner will finish Mystal’s two-year term, which expires at the end of 2009.
What a shock - another politician goes “down” for lying — tell us all something we don’t know or don’t expect out of these power hungry fools.