Rebecca L. Lonardo
Rebecca L. Lonardo is running for Suffolk County Legislator, 17th District
REPUBLICAN
Lonardo, 38, is running on the Republican line. She is seeking her first two-year term in the Legislature.
ISSUES:
- Her top priority is Suffolk County's budget deficit, she said, adding that the county needs to curtail spending rather than continue to raise taxes and fees.
- Keeping county citizens safe is another priority, she said, in particular, stronger measures to combat gang crime and violence.
- Water quality is a top concern. Lonardo said drinking water, waterways and shorelines need proactive efforts to protect them. We cannot afford to wait until contamination occurs, she said.
'It was only us in that ship out there' NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa speaks with members of an elite Long Island-based search team about one of their most challenging rescue missions.