The 11th District includes most of the Port Washington peninsula and the east side of Hempstead Harbor from Roslyn Harbor to Glen Cove.

Delia M. DeRiggi-Whitton has drawn the political spotlight beyond her district since 2023 when she became Democratic minority leader. She leads six other Democrats in chafing against its up-close view of the GOP-led body's growing lack of independence from the county executive’s office that results, most visibly, in a starkly partisan distribution of district project funds and overall erosion of legislative oversight.

A lifelong resident of Glen Cove, DeRiggi-Whitton, 57, is seeking an eighth term. She expresses satisfaction with district benefits she’s been able to deliver over the years. She cites county-funded improvements in the Village of Manorhave

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