Editing Kings Point, New York (section)

== Government ==
=== Village government ===
As of March 2023, the Mayor of Kings Point is Kouros "Kris" Torkan, the Deputy Mayor is Hooshang Nematzadeh, and the Village Trustees are Ira S. Nesenoff, Tedi Kashinejad and Shahriar (Ebi) Victory.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2023 |title=Board of Trustees – Village of Kings Point |url=https://www.villageofkingspoint.org/board-trustees |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=www.villageofkingspoint.org}}</ref>

==== Village police ====
[[File:Village of Kings Point Police Department Patrol Car, Kings Point, NY August 14, 2022.jpg|thumb|A Kings Point Police Department patrol car in August 2022.]]
The Village of Kings Point operates its own police department.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Police |url=http://www.villageofkingspoint.org/police_15.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=www.villageofkingspoint.org}}</ref> The Kings Point Police Department, as such, is responsible for providing police protection services within the village.<ref name=":13" /><ref name=":4" />

As of March 2023, the Commissioner of the Kings Point Police Department is Daniel Flanagan.<ref name=":4" />

=== Representation in higher government ===

==== Town representation ====
Kings Point is located in the Town of North Hempstead's 4th district, which as of March 2023 is represented on the Town Board by Veronica Lurvey ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–Great Neck).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Town of North Hempstead - Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey|url=https://northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16764/29731/default.aspx|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref>

==== Nassau County representation ====
Kings Point is located in Nassau County's 10th Legislative district, which as of March 2023 is represented in the [[Nassau County Legislature]] by [[Mazi Melesa Pilip]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–Great Neck).<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|title=Long Island Index: Interactive Map|url=http://www.longislandindexmaps.org/?zoom=0&x=1313564&y=266122.5&code=53264&tab=tabServiceProviders&satellite=false&landuse=true&landuseopacity=0.8&mainlayers=Fire_boundary,LIE,ParkwayMainRd,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities&labellayers=Fire_boundary,VillageBoundaryUninc,VillageBoundaryInc,TownsCities,LIE&serviceproviderlayers=|access-date=August 5, 2021|website=www.longislandindexmaps.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=District 10 - Mazi Melesa Pilip {{!}} Nassau County, NY - Official Website |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/506/District-10---Mazi-Melesa-Pilip |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Kornbluh |first1=Jacob |author-link=Jacob Kornbluh |date=November 29, 2021 |title=This one-time refugee and former Israeli paratrooper just won a seat in her county legislature |url=https://forward.com/news/478772/this-jewish-woman-of-color-a-former-israeli-paratrooper-just-won-a-seat-in/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |website=The Forward |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== New York State representation ====

===== New York State Assembly =====
Kings Point is located in the [[New York State Assembly]]'s [[New York's 16th State Assembly district|16th State Assembly district]], which as of March 2023 is represented by [[Gina Sillitti|Gina L. Sillitti]] (D–[[Manorhaven, New York|Manorhaven]]).<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Gina L. Sillitti - Assembly District 16 {{!}}Assembly Member Directory {{!}} New York State Assembly|url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Gina-Sillitti|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=nyassembly.gov}}</ref>

===== New York State Senate =====
Kings Point is located in the [[New York State Senate]]'s [[New York's 7th State Senate district|7th State Senate district]], which as of March 2023 is represented in the New York State Senate by [[Jack Martins|Jack M. Martins]] (R–[[Old Westbury, New York|Old Westbury]]).<ref name=":13" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=NY Senate District 7 |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/district/7 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=NY State Senate |language=en}}</ref>

==== Federal representation ====

===== United States Congress =====
Kings Point is located in [[New York's 3rd congressional district]], which as of December 2023 has been unrepresented in the [[United States Congress]].

===== United States Senate =====
Like the rest of New York, Kings Point is represented in the [[United States Senate]] by [[Chuck Schumer|Charles Schumer]] (D) and [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (D).<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators|url=https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm?State=NY|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=www.senate.gov}}</ref>

=== Politics ===
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Kings Point voters voted for [[Donald Trump|Donald J. Trump]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]).<ref name=":53">{{Cite web|last=Welch|first=Will|date=November 8, 2017|title=How Long Island Voted|url=https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/how-long-island-voted/?election=2016%20General&position=U.S.%20President&region=United%20States|access-date=June 23, 2021|website=Newsday|language=en-US}}</ref>