NY-01: League of Women Voters to Host Congressional Candidates Primary Debate Ahead of Early Voting Dates

The League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and North Folk will hold a virtual Congressional candidates primary debate on Monday, June 8 from 7-8 p.m. The livestream will be hosted by Southampton Town’s SEA-TV, and Leagues in the Towns of Brookhaven, Huntington and Smithtown will serve as cosponsors.

Christopher Gallant of Amity Harbor and Lukas Ventouras of Northport — the 1st Congressional District’s Democratic Congressional candidates — will go head to head at the debate. The winner of the Democratic primary will go on to face 1st C.D. Congressman Nick LaLota — a member of the Republican party — in the general election on Tuesday, November 3.




https://politicsny.com/2026/06/04/league-of-women-voters-to-host-congressional-candidates-primary-debate-ahead-of-early-voting-dates/