Suffolk County Legislator - 10th District
Republican, Libertarian, Conservative
Thomas Cilmi (Incumbent)
Background:
REPUBLICAN
Cilmi, 55, of Bay Shore, is running on the Republican, Conservative and Libertarian party lines. Cilmi is seeking re-election to a sixth and final term after a 10-year stint in the legislature.
Policies:
- He said the “overriding” issue continues to be “budget problems the county faces and how they affect the quality of life of our residents, including through increased taxes and fees.”
- His solution: “Stop borrowing so much money for things we can’t afford,” and make “limited, programmatic cuts” to costly budget items such as the Department of Social Services and the police department.
- Cilmi’s record includes tougher social-host laws, the first law to regulate the sale of vaping products and greater budgeting transparency, he said.
Democratic, Independent
Joseph G. Hagelmann
Background:
DEMOCRATIC
Hagelmann, 76, is running on the Democratic and Independence lines. He is a retired union carpenter who has spent seven years working as a senior elections clerk for the Suffolk Board of Elections.
Policies:
- While he’s not raising money or running an active campaign, Hagelmann said he believes many of the water quality issues facing the county could be solved by extending public sewers eastward as far as the Shinnecock Canal “or even beyond.” Money for that effort, he added, should come from the federal government.
- And while he would not run on a platform of raising taxes, Hagelmann said he believes Democrats and Republicans need to work together to resolve the county’s fiscal challenges, and if both sides agree that higher taxes are the answer, he’d support an increase.