Suffolk County is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. It is mainly located on the eastern end of Long Island,but also includes several smaller islands. According to the 2020 United States census,the county's population was 1,525,920 making it the fourth-most populous county in the State of New York,and the most populous excluding the five counties of New York City. Its county seat is Riverhead,though most county offices are in Hauppauge. The county was named after the county of Suffolk in England,from where its earliest European settlers came.
Ronkonkoma is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 19,082 at the 2010 census. The Ronkonkoma post office has the ZIP Code 11779,and serves parts of several hamlets and CDPs adjacent to Ronkonkoma.
Islip is a town in Suffolk County,New York,United States,on the south shore of Long Island. The population was 335,543 at the 2010 census,making it the fourth most populous city or town in the state.
The Town of Brookhaven is the most populous of the ten towns of Suffolk County,New York,United States. Part of the New York metropolitan area,it is located approximately 50 miles from Manhattan. It is the largest of the state of New York's 932 towns by area,and the second most populous after the Town of Hempstead.
Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center,commonly known as Touro Law Center,is an ABA accredited law school. It is located on Long Island,New York,in the hamlet of Central Islip. The Law Center is part of Touro University,a private,not-for-profit,coeducational institution based in New York City.
Caesar Trunzo was an American politician who served in the New York State Senate from 1973 to 2008.
Lee Michael Zeldin is an American attorney,politician,and officer in the United States Army Reserve. A member of the Republican Party,he represented New York's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2023. He represented the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County,including most of Smithtown,all of Brookhaven,Riverhead,Southold,Southampton,East Hampton,Shelter Island,and a small part of Islip. From 2011 to 2014,Zeldin served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 3rd Senate district.
Edward P. Mangano is an American felon and former politician from the state of New York. A Republican,he was the Nassau County Executive from January 2010 to December 2017,and a former legislator in Nassau County,New York. He was elected in 1995 and served seven terms as a county legislator. In November 2009,he defeated incumbent Thomas R. Suozzi for Nassau County Executive. In November 2013,he was re-elected,again defeating Suozzi,by 59% to 41%.
Bruce Arthur Blakeman is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive of Nassau County,New York. He was elected in the 2021 election,defeating Democratic incumbent Laura Curran. He previously served as the commissioner for the New York-New Jersey Port Authority as well as a Nassau County legislator and Hempstead town councilman.
Joaquim "Jack" M. Martins is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 7th district. A Republican,he previously served as mayor of Mineola,New York.
New York's 1st State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Anthony Palumbo since 2021,succeeding fellow Republican Kenneth LaValle.
Rick (Ricardo) Montano is a former Suffolk County Legislator from the 9th District,which includes the Town of Islip in west-central Suffolk County. He is a member of the Democratic Party,and the son of former Assemblyman,Armando Montano.
Thomas D. Croci is an American politician and naval officer from the state of New York. A Republican,Croci represented the 3rd District of the New York State Senate from 2015 through 2018. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan,Pakistan,and Central Asia in the Trump administration,from February 3,2020 to January 19,2021.
New York's 3rd State Senate district is one of 63 districts of the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Alexis Weik since 2021,following her defeat of Democratic incumbent Monica Martinez in the 2020 election.
Christine Pellegrino is a former member of the New York State Assembly from the 9th District. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her election,Pellegrino was a teacher for 25 years,spending most of her career teaching in Baldwin Public Schools. Pellegrino is the 2020 Democratic nominee for the 4th District of the New York Senate.
Laura Curran is a Canadian-born American politician who served as the county executive of Nassau County from 2018 to 2021. She was the ninth county executive in Nassau County history and the first woman to hold the office. Curran worked as a reporter before serving in the Nassau County Legislature.
James F. Gaughran is an American attorney and politician from Suffolk County,New York,who served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 5th district. The district is located around the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County,encompassing the town of Huntington and the northern part of the town of Oyster Bay. Gaughran is a member of the Democratic Party.
Monica R. Martinez is a Salvadoran-American,civil servant,educator and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,she is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 4th district. Martinez has also served in the Suffolk County Legislature,representing the 9th district. She is a former Assistant Principal at East Middle School in Brentwood,NY.
Michael John LiPetri is a Republican attorney and politician from New York State who served as a New York State Assemblyman from the 9th district,until his term expired at the end of 2020. Located on the South Shore of Long Island,the district includes several communities including Massapequa,Massapequa Park and South Farmingdale in Nassau County and West Babylon,Babylon village,West Islip and part of Brightwaters in Suffolk County,as well as several barrier islands in the Great South Bay.
The 2020 New York State Senate elections were held on November 3,2020,to elect representatives from all 63 State Senate districts across the U.S. state of New York. Primary elections were held on June 23,2020.
