DYKER HEIGHTS — They were riding the crest of a red wave at the Kings County Conservative Party’s (KCCP) Fall Reception Wednesday evening, Oct. 30, at Sirico’s.

With Election Day only days away, the push to vote Republican was anything but subtle as New York Conservatives urged the audience to keep it red at every level of the election, with an emphasis on voting for presidential nominee Donald Trump.  

The fall reception is designed to be a meet and greet with people that will be running for office this election year, including city council candidates and other elected officials, according to Fran Vella-Marrone, KCCP chair.

The reception had quite a number of elected officials and Conservative Party members in attendance, including Jerry Kassar, chair of New York State Conservative Party; Richie Barsamian, chair of the KCRP; Congressmember Nicole Malliotakis (R-11); Assemblymember Lester Chang (R-49); Councilmember Inna Vernikov (R-48); Councilmember David Carr (R-50); and former State Sen. Marty Golden, along with a plethora of Republican candidates. 

The night also celebrated two noteworthy honorees:  Hon. John Ingram, who won the Jim Gay Award, and Hedy Sigismondi, recipient of the Alice E. Gaffney Memorial Award. 

“My message to Americans is simple and straightforward: get out and vote, and vote early,” Vella-Marrone told the Brooklyn Eagle. “People have fought and died for that right. Do not give it up.”