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 BROOKE A. LUPINACCI 
 Republican 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> Lupinacci, 44, of Lloyd Harbor, is making her first run for office and is also endorsed by the Conservative Party. </li> 
 <li> She is Huntington’s director of labor relations and is a former Huntington Assistant Town Attorney and assistant district attorney in Suffolk County. </li> 
 <li> She earned a bachelor’s in journalism from New York University and a Juris Doctor from Touro Law School. </li> 
</ul> 
 ISSUES: 
<ul> 
 <li> Lupinacci&nbsp;said she is running for town council to hold the line on property taxes while ensuring the Town of Huntington delivers the highest quality services. </li> 
 <li> She said she will&nbsp;work to preserve and protect open space. </li> 
 <li> She said she wants to make Huntington&nbsp;Town more friendly for families by upgrading parks and increasing recreational programs for children and young adults. </li> 
</ul>

Watch our video on Town of Huntington election issues BROOKE A. LUPINACCI Republican BACKGROUND: Lupinacci, 44, of Lloyd Harbor, is making her first run for office and is also endorsed by the Conservative Party. She is Huntington’s director of labor relations and is a former Huntington Assistant Town Attorney and assistant district attorney in Suffolk County. She earned a bachelor’s in journalism from New York University and a Juris Doctor from Touro Law School. ISSUES: Lupinacci said she is running for town council to hold the line on property taxes while ensuring the Town of Huntington delivers the highest quality services. She said she will work to preserve and protect open space. She said she wants to make Huntington Town more friendly for families by upgrading parks and increasing recreational programs for children and young adults.

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