Suffolk County Legislator - 4th District

DEMOCRATIC

Bligh, 36, of Holbrook, is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines. An environmental engineer for 15 years, Bligh is making his first run for office.

• Bligh said expanding sewers in areas like Centereach and Farmingville would expand economic development opportunities and also have environmental benefits.
• He said his background as an environmental engineer, specializing in the investigation and cleanup of contaminated water, soil and soil vapor, would put him in a good position to address emerging contaminants in the aquifer and reduce nitrogen pollution to get rid of algae blooms in bays and surface water.
• Bligh said he would work to restore constituents’ faith in government by working hard and being responsive when residents contact the office.

REPUBLICAN

Muratore, 74, is running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines. He is seeking his sixth and final two-year term as a county legislator. He retired in 2007 as a county police officer.

• Muratore said that as a legislator, he’s proudest of his work to help secure a 24-acre park in Selden in partnership with the Town of Brookhaven.
• He has gotten $250,000 for a sewer study in Centereach. He called sewers “the key to the success of Suffolk County.”
• He highlighted his work supporting the Ronkonkoma Hub, a mixed-use project that has partially opened and is moving toward completion.

CONSERVATIVE

Ruth, 46, is running on the Libertarian line. Ruth, who is making his second run for office, has built homes and has been a real estate agent and broker, and a landlord.

• He said he would increase transparency in the county by drawing more attention to contracts being considered.
• He’ll fight against red-light cameras, which he said should be signed off by professional engineers and lack an independent study on their effectiveness.
• He opposes a push for advanced septic systems, saying they’re ineffective and would be a burden on homeowners.