Editing East Hills, New York (section)

==Government==
[[File:East Hills Village Hall, East Hills, Long Island, New York August 25, 2021.jpg|thumb|East Hills Village Hall in 2021.]]

=== Village government ===
As of March 2024, the Mayor of East Hills is Michael R. Koblenz.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Village Officials {{!}} Village of East Hills|url=https://villageofeasthills.org/village-hall/village-officials/|access-date=June 30, 2021|website=villageofeasthills.org}}</ref> Koblenz has held this position since 1995, and as of 2022 has an annual salary of $60,000.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Adopted Budget of the Incorporated Village of East Hills, June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 |url=https://villageofeasthills.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/doc14381520220520133745.pdf |access-date=September 8, 2022 |website=Incorporated Village of East Hills}}</ref> He previously lived in nearby Flower Hill and served as one of its Village Trustees in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horyath|first=Adam Z.|date=July 18, 1984|title=The Horns of a Dilemma|work=[[Newsday]]|via=<!-- [[ProQuest]] --> <!-- Needs URL -->}}</ref> Also as of March 2024, the Deputy Mayor of East Hills is Emmanuel Zuckerman, and the Village Trustees of East Hills are Brian Meyerson, Clara Pomerantz, Stacey Siegel, and Emmanuel Zuckerman.<ref name=":3" />

The following is a list of East Hills' mayors, from 1931 to present:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 17, 1943|title=New Progressive Party Beaten in East Hills|page=11|work=[[Newsday]]|via=<!-- [[ProQuest]] --><!-- Needs URL -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 16, 1987|title=40 Municipal Races Set for Wednesday|page=21|work=[[Newsday]]|via=<!-- [[ProQuest]] --><!-- Needs URL -->}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=March 17, 1991|title=Mayoral Contest in East Hills|page=4NNH|work=[[Newsday]]|via=<!-- [[ProQuest]] --><!-- Needs URL -->}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Mayors of East Hills:
!Mayor's name
!Year(s) in office
|-
|Robert H. Willets
|1931–1945
|-
|William W. Murray Jr.
|1945–1952
|-
|Raymond E. Dolar
|1952–1966
|-
|William R. Fleischer
|1966–1987
|-
|Leonard Nadel
|1987–1991
|-
|Lawrence Aaronson
|1991–1995
|-
|Michael R. Koblenz
|1995–present
|}

=== Representation in higher government ===

==== North Hempstead Town Board ====
The parts of East Hills in the [[Town of North Hempstead]] are located in its 2nd council district, which as of March 2024 is represented on the [[North Hempstead Town Council]] by Edward Scott ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Albertson, New York|Albertson]]).<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Town of North Hempstead – Councilman Ed Scott (2nd District) |url=https://www.northhempsteadny.gov/content/16253/16764/16768/default.aspx |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=www.northhempsteadny.gov}}</ref>

==== County representation ====
East Hills is located within Nassau County's 18th Legislative district, which as of March 2024 is represented in the [[Nassau County Legislature]] by Samantha Goetz (R–[[Oyster Bay (hamlet), New York|Oyster Bay]]).<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=District 18 – Samantha Goetz {{!}} Nassau County, NY – Official Website |url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/4465/District-18---Joshua-A-Lafazan |access-date=January 27, 2024 |website=www.nassaucountyny.gov}}</ref>

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

===== New York State Assembly =====
East Hills is split between the [[New York State Assembly]]'s [[New York's 13th State Assembly district|13th]] and [[New York's 16th State Assembly district|16th]] State Assembly districts, which as of March 2024 are represented by [[Charles D. Lavine]] (D–[[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]]) and [[Gina Sillitti|Gina L. Sillitti]] (D–[[Manorhaven, New York|Manorhaven]]), respectively.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Tomanelli |first=John |date=December 19, 2019 |title=Boundaries Map |url=https://next.newsday.com/map/boundaries/?layers= |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=Newsday }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Charles D. Lavine – Assembly District 13 {{!}}Assembly Member Directory {{!}} New York State Assembly|url=https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Charles-D-Lavine/map/|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=nyassembly.gov}}</ref><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 =====
East Hills is located within the [[New York State Senate]]'s [[New York's 7th State Senate district|7th State Senate district]], which as of March 2024 is represented by [[Jack Martins|Jack M. Martins]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Old Westbury, New York|Old Westbury]]).<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=NY Senate District 7|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/district/7|access-date=July 22, 2021|website=NY State Senate}}</ref>

==== Federal representation ====

===== United States Congress =====
East Hills is located entirely within [[New York's 3rd congressional district|New York's 3rd Congressional district]], which as of March 2024 is represented in the [[United States Congress]] by [[Tom Suozzi|Thomas R. Suozzi]] (D–Glen Cove).<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fandos |first=Nicholas |date=February 29, 2024 |title=Tom Suozzi Returns to Congress With 2 Words for House: 'Wake Up' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/28/nyregion/tom-suozzi-speech-congress.html |access-date=March 1, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===== United States Senate =====
Like the rest of New York, East Hills 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 East Hills voters voted for [[Hillary Clinton|Hillary Clinton (D)]].<ref name=":5">{{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}}</ref>