Suffolk County Executive: David L. Calone
David L. Calone, Democratic and Working Families Party candidate for Suffolk County executive, poses for a portrait at the party's campaign headquarters in Bohemia on Friday, March 31, 2023. -- slVOTE -- Credit: James Escher
Democratic candidate David L. Calone and Republican candidate Edward P. Romaine debated in Newsday's Studio 2. Watch the debate here.
DAVID L. CALONE
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Calone, 50, of Setauket, is running for Suffolk County executive.
- Calone, the CEO of a private equity firm, is a former state and federal prosecutor.
- He graduated from Princeton University and Harvard Law School.
ISSUES:
- On public safety, Calone said he would ensure “robust staffing levels across county law enforcement departments, and give our professionals the best tools, training and technology they need.”
- Affordable living is a top concern for Calone, who said he would work to eliminate wasteful spending in the county budget and hold the line on taxes.
- He said the environment is a priority and that he would work to invest in wastewater treatment technology, storm resiliency and green energy.
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