Bridget M. Fleming, County Legislator, 2nd Legislative District

BRIDGET M. FLEMING

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

• Fleming, 61, of Noyac, has served in the Suffolk County Legislature since 2015. She is also running on the Working Families Party line.

• She previously served on the Southampton Town Board for five years and spent nearly a decade as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

• She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hunter College in 1987 and from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991.

ISSUES:

• Fleming said her priorities will continue to be "keeping the members of our community safe and keeping the economy afloat."

• She's also a strong advocate of measures to stem climate change and is focusing on plans that address flooding and coastal resiliency while insuring the continued availability of clean water.

• Her economic priorities include a focus on infrastructure projects, public safety, transportation and housing.

By Mark Harrington

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Mark Harrington, a Newsday reporter since 1999, covers energy, wineries, Indian affairs and fisheries.