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A missing person flyer for Petros Krommidas hangs on a telephone pole, Thursday, October. 9, 2025, in Long Beach, N.Y. (AP Photo/Phillip Marcelo)

LONG BEACH, N.Y. – A political candidate in the New York City suburbs went for a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean this past spring and never returned.

Petros Krommidas’ phone, keys and clothes were found on the sands at Long Beach on Long Island. The 29-year-old former Ivy League rower, who was training for a triathlon, had parked his car just off the picturesque wooden boardwalk.

As the months passed, local Democrats attempted to field a replacement to run for the seat in the Nassau County Legislature.

But two Republican voters took them to court and won: a state judge recent

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