Steve Stern

Credit: James Escher

Stern, 57, of Dix Hills, is a registered Democrat running on the Democratic Party line. He is seeking his fifth term for this office. He served six terms as a Suffolk County legislator.
Stern studied political science at Tulane University and received a law degree at Western Michigan University’s Cooley Law School.
He previously worked as an adjunct professor at Touro Law Center.

Stern said his top priority remains reducing taxes and affordability for housing and energy bills, expanding child- and dependent- care support for working families and the expansion of universal pre-K.
Stern said public safety is a priority, and he will continue to push for significant resources for local first responders, to increase recruitment and retention.
He said continued expansion of sewers, which supports housing opportunities, economic development and protecting the integrity of the water supply remain a focus as well as getting control of forever chemicals in Long Island’s drinking water supply.

Tiffany L. LeGrow