STEPHANIE L. BONTEMPI 
 Republican 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> Bontempi, 57, of Centerport, is seeking a second term. </li> 
 <li> Prior to politics, she was a longtime schoolteacher, working most recently in&nbsp;Old Brookville. </li> 
 <li> She has a bachelor’s from the University of Hartford and two master’s from LIU Post. </li> 
</ul> 
 ISSUES: 
<ul> 
 <li> Bontempi said&nbsp;she is proud of her first-term accomplishments, including preserving open space in Lloyd Harbor, supporting a bill to close a loophole in the county’s term-limits law and backing a law to set aside housing units for veterans and individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities. </li> 
 <li> She opposes Suffolk becoming a “sanctuary county”&nbsp;for migrants and said she wants to be “more active”&nbsp;on the county’s share of funds from opioid lawsuits. </li> 
 <li> She opposed putting a sewer/septic referendum on the ballot this year because she disliked the funding formula but said&nbsp;she could support it in the future if the plan is adjusted. </li> 
</ul>

STEPHANIE L. BONTEMPI Republican BACKGROUND: Bontempi, 57, of Centerport, is seeking a second term. Prior to politics, she was a longtime schoolteacher, working most recently in Old Brookville. She has a bachelor’s from the University of Hartford and two master’s from LIU Post. ISSUES: Bontempi said she is proud of her first-term accomplishments, including preserving open space in Lloyd Harbor, supporting a bill to close a loophole in the county’s term-limits law and backing a law to set aside housing units for veterans and individuals with intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities. She opposes Suffolk becoming a “sanctuary county” for migrants and said she wants to be “more active” on the county’s share of funds from opioid lawsuits. She opposed putting a sewer/septic referendum on the ballot this year because she disliked the funding formula but said she could support it in the future if the plan is adjusted.

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