Question: What is the political party of the senator who represents Seaford, Nassau County?
Context: New York State Route 135 (NY 135) is a 10.66 mi state highway in eastern Nassau County, New York, in the United States.  The route is a limited-access highway that connects Seaford with Syosset.  The highway runs from Merrick Road (unsigned County Route 27 or CR 27) in Seaford to NY 25 in Syosset.  In between, NY 135 passes through Bethpage and Plainview and serves Bethpage State Park.  The highway is ceremoniously designated as the Ralph J. Marino Expressway; however, it is more commonly known as the Seaford–Oyster Bay Expressway. The 1916 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago from June 7 to June 10.  A major goal of the party's bosses at the convention was to heal the bitter split within the party that had occurred in the 1912 presidential campaign.  In that year, Theodore Roosevelt bolted the GOP and formed his own political party, the Progressive Party, which contained most of the GOP's liberals.  William Howard Taft, the incumbent president, won the nomination of the regular Republican Party.  This split in the GOP ranks divided the Republican vote and led to the election of Democrat Woodrow Wilson.  Although several candidates were openly competing for the 1916 nomination—most prominently conservative Senator Elihu Root of New York, Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts, and liberal Senator Albert Cummins of Iowa—the party's bosses wanted a moderate who would be acceptable to all factions of the party.  They turned to Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, who had served on the court since 1910 and thus had the advantage of not having publicly spoken about political issues in six years.  Although he had not sought the nomination, Hughes made it known that he would not turn it down; he won the nomination on the third ballot.  Former Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks was nominated as his running mate.  Hughes was the only Supreme Court Justice to be nominated for president by a major political party.  Fairbanks (as of 2016) was the last former vice president, to be nominated for vice president. Linden Boulevard is a boulevard in New York City.  It starts off at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn as a one-way street to Caton Avenue, where it becomes a two-way boulevard, and stretches through both Brooklyn and Queens.  This boulevard, especially the area of Cambria Heights between Springfield Boulevard and the Nassau County line represents a smaller version of shopping centers located on Jamaica Avenue and Queens Boulevard.  Linden Boulevard also continues into Nassau County to Valley Stream where it turns into Central Avenue; this was one of several former names of the street in Queens. Diane Yatauro was an American politician affiliated with the Democratic party.  She was formerly the representative of the 18th Legislative District in the County Legislature of Nassau County, New York, as well as the former Presiding Officer of the Nassau County Legislature and the former Minority Leader of the Nassau County Legislature. The Taxpayers Party of New York State was an American political party active in the state of New York.  It was not part of any nationwide party, nor is it affiliated with the U.S. Taxpayers' Party (now known as the Constitution Party), which predates it by 18 years, or the Tax Revolt Party active in Nassau County.  The Taxpayers Party of New York was founded by Carl Paladino in 2010, with the help of Rus Thompson, Leonard Roberto, Michael Caputo and Gary Berntsen.  It officially gained ballot access on August 10, 2010 and fielded candidates in the New York state elections, 2010. Francis Thomas Purcell (August 11, 1918 – May 18, 2014) was a Republican politician who was county executive of Nassau County, New York (1978-87).  He served as a Village Trustee/Mayor of the Village of Malverne, a member of the New York State Assembly, Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead and Presiding Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead, before becoming County Executive in 1978.  After resigning in 1987, Purcell became a political commentator for Cablevision's news channel News 12 Long Island.  In 2004, a section of land formerly called Hempstead Plains was dedicated to Purcell in honor of his service and dedication to Nassau County. Seaford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, New York, United States.  The population was 15,294 at the 2010 census. The Tax Revolt Party (TR) is a minor political party in the United States founded in Nassau County, New York in 2009.  It was unrelated to the similarly named Taxpayers Party of New York founded by Carl Paladino in 2010. John Brooks is the New York State Senator for the 8th District of the New York Senate.  A Democrat, his district includes portions of Amityville, Freeport, Lindenhurst and Massapequa Park as well as the unincorporated villages of Baldwin, Baldwin Harbor, Bellmore, Copiague, East Farmingdale, East Massapequa, Massapequa, Merrick, North Amityville, North Bellmore, North Lindenhurst, North Merrick, Roosevelt, Seaford, South Farmingdale, Wantagh, West Babylon, Wheatley Heights and Wyandanch on Long Island.  Brooks, despite being a member of the Democratic caucus, was a registered Republican until after the 2017 local elections. Peter J. Schmitt (June 27, 1950 – October 3, 2012), R-Massapequa, was the leader of Nassau County, New York's Legislature.  Schmitt represented the 12th legislative district in Nassau County, which includes Massapequa, Massapequa Park, most of North Massapequa, and part of Seaford.  A graduate of Hofstra University, he had lived in the area since 1974.
Answer: Democrat