Philip R. Ramos

Credit: James Escher

Ramos, 70, of Bay Shore, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines in the general election. He was elected to the New York Assembly in 2002 and is now the deputy speaker.
He was a therapy aide and EMT before serving 20 years with the Suffolk County Police Department, which included a decade as an undercover narcotics officer and later as a detective.
Ramos helped establish the Suffolk County Police Hispanic Society and challenged discriminatory practices within the department, helping secure institutional reforms.

Ramos said his priorities are kitchen-table concerns: affordable living, strong public schools, accessible health care and safe neighborhoods.
He said he supports childcare assistance and tax relief.
Ramos said he also wants protection from gun violence, while defending residents’ civil rights.

Dennis Barravecchio