ROBERT TROTTA 
 Republican 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> Trotta, 62, of Fort Salonga, is seeking his sixth term&nbsp;serving the 13th District. </li> 
 <li> He graduated from C.W. Post College and received a master’s in labor management from Stony Brook University. </li> 
 <li> He retired from the Suffolk County Police Department after 25 years, rising to detective. </li> 
</ul> 
 ISSUES: 
<ul> 
 <li> Trotta wants the county to preserve open spaces from development. </li> 
 <li> He wants to work to protect clean-water drinking sources. </li> 
 <li> He wants to fight corruption and what he considers wasteful spending in county government. </li> 
</ul>

ROBERT TROTTA Republican BACKGROUND: Trotta, 62, of Fort Salonga, is seeking his sixth term serving the 13th District. He graduated from C.W. Post College and received a master’s in labor management from Stony Brook University. He retired from the Suffolk County Police Department after 25 years, rising to detective. ISSUES: Trotta wants the county to preserve open spaces from development. He wants to work to protect clean-water drinking sources. He wants to fight corruption and what he considers wasteful spending in county government.

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