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VOTERS GUIDE Nov. 2, 2021 general election

Peter A. Russo

Peter A. Russo is running for Suffolk County Legislator, 8th District

Peter A. Russo

PETER A. RUSSO

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

  • Russo, 22, of Bohemia, is a medical assistant, medical scribe, and emergency service technician.
  • He is a volunteer emergency service technician.
  • Russo earned a bachelor's degree from Binghamton University.

ISSUES:

  • Russo would work toward providing affordable housing, but says he currently does not have any ideas to share.
  • If elected, he says he would invest in drug and alcohol counseling programs to help people addicted to opioids. Russo also says he would hold pharmaceutical companies accountable.
  • Russo promises to fight to protect drinking water, reduce nitrogen runoff in the Great South Bay, and invest in county’s sewer system.

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