Patricia Eddington | |
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Town Clerk of Brookhaven, New York | |
Assumed office 2010 | |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 3rd district | |
In office 2001–2009 | |
Preceded by | Debra J. Mazzarelli |
Succeeded by | L. Dean Murray |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947or1948(age 76–77) [1] Queens,New York [2] |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | Working Families Party |
Spouse | Jack Eddington [2] |
Children | two:Kerri,Brian [2] |
Residence | Medford,New York [2] |
Alma mater | Suffolk County Community College SUNY Stony Brook [3] |
Website | PatriciaEddington.com |
Patricia A. Eddington (born 1947/1948 [1] [2] ) served from 2001 through 2009 in the New York State Assembly,representing District 3 which comprises Patchogue,Medford,Coram and Yaphank,among other neighboring communities within Suffolk County,New York. She stepped down from the Assembly after winning an election for Town Clerk of Brookhaven,New York in November 2009. [1] [3]
Eddington received an associate's degree in Women's Studies from Suffolk County Community College. She continued her education at SUNY Stony Brook,earning a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a master's degree from its School of Social Welfare. Eddington is licensed by New York State as a Clinical Social Worker. [3]
She was a social worker for the Islip School District. [2] Eddington served on the Patchogue-Medford Board of Education from 1980–1989,after which she served on the Patchogue-Medford Library Board.
Eddington was first elected to the state legislature in 2000,where she was Chairwoman of the Libraries and Education Technology Committee within the Assembly,in addition to serving as a member of the Health,Higher Education and Governmental Operations committees.
She currently serves as Town Clerk for Brookhaven,a position she was elected to in 2009. [3] She is also an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Women's Studies at Suffolk County Community College. [3]
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Eddington, 61, of Medford, also is running on the Independence and Working Families lines. She represents the 3rd Assembly District in Suffolk County. If elected, she said, she would step down from her Assembly seat.