John C. Cochrane Jr., Council Member, Town of Islip

REPUBLICAN

Cochrane, 60, is running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines. He is seeking his third four-year term.

ISSUES:

• Cochrane said he's worked on several major infrastructure projects such as the Maple Avenue corridor to the Bay Shore marina.
• His next priority is to clean up Browns River in Sayville.
• He's proud of the town's aqua-farming initiatives such as the oyster industry in the Great South Bay. "I’m a conservationist, and this helps get the nitrates and the pollution out of the water," he said.