8 days to Election Day

Who said this was supposed to be an off year in politics?? Nothing could be further from the truth here in Suffolk. This county has the opportunity to make some very radical changes in the most basic sense....local races this year are the key. The County Executive race should be an easy choice if you have been following the candidates and their policy ideas. Angie Carpenter is the the candidate who can and will make a difference in County government. Angie's ideas were developed from watching county officials make the wrong choices and being the lone voice in trying to fix the way government works.Angie has stood up to her own County Chairmen and fought to get the nomination when the good old network tried to close her down. Angie prevailed. Doing this her way she has no one she needs to repay when she gets into office on what was a grassroots campaign right from the beginning. While Bellone will owe his soul to the political powers and special interests groups who showered him with funds for his campaign, Angie walks into office as an independant thinker out to do the people's business without the need to appease anyone but the voters who put her in office. The choice here is easy. Do you want another politician who will put the old boy network first? Then don't vote for a boy! Vote for Angie. Two other important races involved two very capable Smithtown judges. Judge Joseph Pastoressa is running for Supreme Court and Judge Jack Toomey is running for County Court. Both gentlemen are Smithtown residents running in bi-county elections and need our help to win these important seats. As a practicing attorney I have had the honor of appearing before both of these gentlemen and can tell you that you would be hard pressed to find a better example of judicial temperment and sense of fair play. Smithtown can be proud of these two men running and we ask that you support them on election day. Our town council race is upon us and truly there have never been two more worthy candidates than the encumbents Bob Creighton and Ed Wehrheim. These gentlemen are a mainstay in our town and the movers and shakers we need to push Smithtown into the town it aspires to be. Economic development is the number one issue on both their minds and every day they tear through the red tape to get Smithtown the resources it needs to be successful. Our town councilman are well known throughout the County and the State and are an example to town boards across the County of what can be done when a board works together. We are proud to endorse both Creighton and Wehrheim and ask you to support them as well on election day. As a final note: There are two races of importance outside of our area that are worth a mention. My friend Deborah Poulos is running for the County Legislature in Huntington against the encumbent Steve Stern. Deborah is a fierce advocate (I know I have had many cases on the opposite side of the table with her!) and she will work well with Angie to get the Executive and legislative branch to work together again for the good of the County. If you live or know anyone in this legislative district, please ask them to vote for Deborah Poulos. In Brookhaven a gentleman named Ed Munoz has dared to buck the political machine in that town and is making quite a bit of noise in the Brookhaven Town Council race. Ed is man of his word and he has a real shot at this position. Another person who did not take NO for an answer, Ed fought to get the line and we as Conservatives are proud to endorse this maverick for town Council.