Frank J. Vetro

Vetro opposes the county�s red-light camera program, wants to bring down the county�s $100 million deficits and believes his experience in real estate and dealing with troubled youth with opioid problems makes him the most qualified to serve as a county lawmaker. Vetro said he also wants to fight corruption and said the county should create an integrity unit to monitor the district attorney�s office.

Vetro, 45, is making his first bid for public office, seeking the nomination for Suffolk County�s Sixth District legislative seat in a Republican primary. The Miller Place resident is principal of Hope House School for troubled youths since 2010. He also does real estate work, is a paralegal and hosts an internet radio show. Raised in Coram, Vetro graduated from Stony Brook University with a bachelor�s degree in education and later received a master�s degree in liberal studies and degrees for administrators and school business officials. He worked as a teacher in Newfield High School for seven years and later as middle school and a high school principal in Hampton Bays until 2006.