Michael J. Simonelli, County Legislator, 13th Legislative District
MICHAEL J. SIMONELLI
Conservative
BACKGROUND:
- Michael J. Simonelli, 49, is running for Suffolk County legislator.
- Simonelli is a retired lieutenant colonel after 30 years in the U.S. Army and a decorated combat veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
- Simonelli has worked 21 years as a Suffolk County police officer and has been an executive board member of the Suffolk County Police Benevolent Association union.
ISSUES:
- Simonelli said law and order is one of his priorities.
- He said will continue to work on the drug crisis and "quality of life choices" such as safe neighborhoods.
- He said he wants to investigate tax breaks for seniors who no longer have children in school.
Michael Gormley has worked for Newsday since 2013, covering state government, politics and issues. He has covered Albany since 2001.
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