Anna Throne-Holst is the Democratic challenger running in this eastern Long Island district. She has received the endorsement of Equality Long Island for her commitment to supporting the Equality Act and other issues important to LGBTQI people on Long Island. She has also been an outspoken supporter of sensible gun control laws. The incumbent, Lee Zeldin, opposes nearly all of the LGBTQI community’s federal priorities and, as state senator, voted against New York’s Marriage Equality Act in 2011.