<a href="https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/elections/brookhaven-romaine-landfill-elections-natural-gas-ufoye2ov" target="_blank">Watch our video</a> on Town of Brookhaven election issues 
 DANIEL P. LOSQUADRO 
 Republican 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> Losquadro, 51, of Shoreham, is seeking his fifth term after winning a special election in 2013. </li> 
 <li> He was a state assemblyman from&nbsp;2011 to 2013, and a Suffolk County legislator from 2003 to 2010. </li> 
 <li> He received a bachelor’s in history from Stony Brook University. </li> 
</ul> 
 ISSUES: 
<ul> 
 <li> Losquadro said he plans to continue seeking outside funding such as state and federal grants for bridge and other projects. He said the Highway Department has received almost $250,000 in the past 10 years for projects such as replacing a Port Jefferson bridge. </li> 
 <li> He said he plans to focus on drainage on local roads to help combat the impact of rising sea levels. </li> 
 <li> He said he would maintain a&nbsp;15-year cycle of paving roads. </li> 
</ul>

Watch our video on Town of Brookhaven election issues DANIEL P. LOSQUADRO Republican BACKGROUND: Losquadro, 51, of Shoreham, is seeking his fifth term after winning a special election in 2013. He was a state assemblyman from 2011 to 2013, and a Suffolk County legislator from 2003 to 2010. He received a bachelor’s in history from Stony Brook University. ISSUES: Losquadro said he plans to continue seeking outside funding such as state and federal grants for bridge and other projects. He said the Highway Department has received almost $250,000 in the past 10 years for projects such as replacing a Port Jefferson bridge. He said he plans to focus on drainage on local roads to help combat the impact of rising sea levels. He said he would maintain a 15-year cycle of paving roads.

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