Jay Schneiderman has been a member of the Suffolk County, New York, county legislature since 2003. According to this story, he will run this year for U.S. House in the First District, without first seeking the nomination of either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.

Schneiderman will seek the Independence Party nomination. He has been registered in that party since 2008. He is so popular, he was re-elected to the county legislature in 2008 with the support of all five ballot-qualified parties, Democratic, Republican, Independence, Conservative, and Working Families. Suffolk County is one of the state’s most populous counties; it comprises the eastern half of Long Island. Thanks to Bill Van Allen for this news.