The Staten Island Republican Chairman John Friscia tapped Frank Powers to run for the seat and replace Fossella.

As such the party scrambled to nominate Robert A. Straniere, a member of the New York State Assembly, to run, but he would lose to Democrat Michael McMahon who got 60.9% of the vote.

[4] Grimm initially sought to retain his seat, and the Staten Island GOP was seemingly in favor of this, however, he ultimately decided to resign and a special election was called.

[5][6] The 2015 special election saw Dan Donovan, the incumbent Staten Island District Attorney run unopposed in the Republican primaries.

[7][8] Donovan would defeat Vincent J. Gentile, a member of the New York City Council for the 43rd District (in Brooklyn) with 58.33% of the vote to his 40.11%.

However, shortly before the deadline to become a candidate, Joan Illuzzi, a prosecutor known for the Etan Patz case, cold called the party's chairman to appear on the ballot, and then win the nomination unopposed.

Lantry was the chairman of the committees legal council, has been a Jewish community leader, and a longtime practicing lawyer.

[15] During the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections, the Staten Island Democratic Party launched a concerted effort to defeat Dan Donovan and flip New York's 11th congressional district, using the endorsement from then President Donald Trump, which he proudly flaunted, against him.

[17] The Staten Island Republican Party chose not to contest Democratic District Attorney Michael E. McMahon, who would be re-elected unopposed to another 4-year term.

[21] The party also earned the ire of the city's and state's establishment for loudly opposing the COVID-19 lockdowns imposed on the borough engaging in widespread civil disobedience and protests.

[22] The 2020 race for district 11 between incumbent Democrat Max Rose and 10 year assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis was particularly hard fought.

Remauro served as chairwoman to the party from 1999 to 2002 but gained notoriety when she uploaded a video of herself comparing COVID-19 lockdowns to Nazi policies, and shouting Heil Hitler.