Suffolk County Legislator, 7th Legislative District: Ryan P. McGarry

RYAN MCGARRY

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

• McGarry, 40, of Patchogue is a chief of staff for the Suffolk Association of Municipal Employees (AME) union. He has a bachelor's in labor relations from Cornell University and a master's in humanities and communication from Duke University. 
• He is a firefighter in the Patchogue Fire Department, and a member of the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce’s Civic Association.
• He also serves on the Patchogue Village Zoning Board of Appeals.

ISSUES:

• McGarry said his top priority will be to ensure that regional government commits itself to infrastructure investments, “especially clean water to protect our environment and ourselves.”

• He will focus on quality-of-life issues and reducing Suffolk’s rising crime rate.

• He’ll also work to make sure Suffolk’s veterans have full access to the care and services they need.