Joan Manahan

CONSERVATIVE

Manahan, 88, lives in Brightwaters and entered the race because she objected to the prospect of the Conservative Party�s endorsement of her Democratic rival, who she defeated in the Conservative primary. Manahan, a travel agent, spent 32 years working for Grumman.

ISSUES: 

• Her platform calls for reducing the county budget by 1 percent. �You�d be amazed how much you�d save,� she said.
• She wants to abolish the Suffolk Community Resources to Assist Undocumented Immigrants because the recipients are �against the law and they�re getting money � They should be sent back to their countries where they came from.�