Manuel Troche
Manuel Troche is running for Councilman, 1st Town District, Town of Islip
BACKGROUND
- Troche, 62, of Brentwood, is a registered Republican and is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election. He unsuccessfully ran against incumbent Jorge Guadron in 2021.
- Troche was born in Puerto Rico and has lived in Brentwood for 20 years. He has served as a volunteer firefighter with the Brentwood Fire Department for two decades and currently manages a facility that produces road-marking materials.
- He serves on the board of Islip’s Community Development Agency. Troche said he also serves on the Suffolk County Sherriff office’s Law Enforcement Community Advisory Board.
ISSUES
- Troche said he aims to retain local businesses by ensuring the areas around them are safe so that they can “prosper.”
- He said he aims to work with Suffolk County representatives to address “mental illness and the homeless.” He contends that while those are not townwide issues, the problem is “scaring our store owners” and driving customers away in the district.
- Troche said he wants to revitalize downtown Brentwood on Suffolk Avenue. He believes that effort has been stalled for decades as community leaders argue over who takes the lead, but “it’s about doing it together.” He mentioned installing new flower beds and flags, at a minimum.