Daniel J. Panico, Republican and Conservative candidate for Brookhaven Town...

Daniel J. Panico, Republican and Conservative candidate for Brookhaven Town supervisor, at Town Hall on May 25. Credit: James Escher

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DANIEL J. PANICO

Republican 

BACKGROUND:

  • Panico, 45, of Center Moriches, is in his sixth term as a Brookhaven Town councilman. He also has been deputy supervisor since 2012.
  • He is a self-employed lawyer specializing in real estate.
  • Panico received a bachelor’s in political science and history from Stony Brook University and a law degree from Touro College.

ISSUES:

  • Panico said he has a strong record on environmental protection, open-space preservation and combating overdevelopment. 
  • He said he would use the town’s land use and zoning laws to “meet the needs of the future generations” by encouraging redevelopment while discouraging overdevelopment. 
  • He said he has maintained and enhanced quality of life by cracking down on suburban blight and cleaning up hundreds of zombie houses. 
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