Maria D. Vidal

REPUBLICAN

Vidal, 50, is running on the Republican and Conservative lines. Vidal is managing director of nonprofit Pronto Long Island, a human services organization. 

ISSUES:

• She wants the Department of Labor to work with school districts and the business community to develop job training and job opportunities for youths.
• She wants funding restored for county mental health programs as a way to combat the opioid and substance abuse crisis. And community policing programs brought back in high-crime areas.
• Wants a new focus on improving county roads in her district.