Maria Vidal, Suffolk Legislator, 9th Legislative District
Maria Vidal. Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
REPUBLICAN
Vidal, 50, is running on the Republican and Conservative lines. Vidal is managing director of nonprofit Pronto Long Island, a human services organization.
ISSUES:
- She wants the Department of Labor to work with school districts and the business community to develop job training and job opportunities for youths.
- She wants funding restored for county mental health programs as a way to combat the opioid and substance abuse crisis. And community policing programs brought back in high-crime areas.
- Wants a new focus on improving county roads in her district.
Mark Harrington, a Newsday reporter since 1999, covers energy, wineries, Indian affairs and fisheries.
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'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
