Suffolk County Democrats
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 21, 2015
Southampton, New York:
At the nominating convention of the Suffolk County Democratic Committee in Hauppauge last evening, Southampton Town Councilwoman Bridget Fleming of Noyac accepted the Committee’s nomination to run in the November general election for the Suffolk County Legislature’s Second Legislative District, a district of 58,151 registered voters, comprising the South Fork from...read more
Smithtown Supervisor Patrick Vecchio called Thursday for Highway Superintendent Glenn Jorgensen's resignation after admonishing Jorgensen for allegedly taking his personal secretary to a job site -- outside of secretarial duties listed in Suffolk County civil service law.
In the memo sent Wednesday, Vecchio attached a description of secretarial duties, such as typing confidential letters, maintaining confidential files and monitoring...read more
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Sunday touted his Connect Long Island plan to attract young professionals to the region with more mass transit options and vibrant downtowns, saying in a radio interview he wants to lead "one of the best, hottest places in the country for young people to be."
"We have to reverse the brain drain," Bellone said. "We've got to get young people wanting to be here in Suffolk County, on Long Island,...read more
Southampton Town Councilwoman Bridget Fleming has a big decision to make in the next two weeks: to run for another term on the town board and continue her work at a local level, or to throw her hat into the ring and run for county legislature.
Ms. Fleming said met with Rich Schaffer, chairman of the Suffolk County Democratic Committee, who offered her the Democratic nomination.
“The chairman and I talked about the campaign,” she...read more
Suffolk County Democrats have tapped Southampton Town Councilwoman Bridget Fleming as their pick to replace County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, who is barred by term limits from seeking reelection this year.
Suffolk County Democratic Committee Chairman Rich Schaffer said he met with Ms. Fleming, a resident of Noyac, over the weekend to officially extend the party’s support. She would have the party’s nomination, barring a primary...read more
Suffolk Democrats appear ready to tap Southampton Town Board member Bridget Fleming for an open South Fork legislative seat of term limited Legis. Jay Schneiderman (I-Montauk).
Richard Schaffer, Suffolk Democratic chairman, met Saturday with Fleming in a bid to keep the second district seat in the majority Democratic caucus. Schaffer sought to enlist the five-year incumbent after trying to get veteran Assemb. Fred Thiele (I-Sag Harbor...read more