Barbara S. Wagner, State Senator District 5
BARBARA S. WAGNER
Green
BACKGROUND:
- Wagner, 57, of Huntington, is making her first run for elected office.
- She holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Hartford and works as a marketing manager.
ISSUES
- Wagner is running on a platform of a sustainable environment.
- She wants to cut down on fossil-fuel and carbon consumption.
- She wants to reduce the amount of pesticides that enter the Long .Sound, which she said must be cleaned up.
Mark Harrington, a Newsday reporter since 1999, covers energy, wineries, Indian affairs and fisheries.
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