2023 TOWN OF HUNTINGTON CANDIDATES
Hon. Andrew Raia, Town Clerk, Town of Huntington
Hon. Andrew P. Raia, who was elected Town Clerk in 2019, previously served as New York State Assemblyman from 2003 to 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, his office was the only Town department to remain fully operational. As Town Clerk, he made securing Town records a top priority while exploring ways to utilize new technology to enhance office productivity.
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Brooke Lupinacci, Town Board Councilmember, Town of Huntington
Ms. Lupinacci began her career in public service as an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County in the Economic Crimes Bureau. In 2015, she joined the Town as Assistant Town Attorney. Most recently, she was appointed Director of Labor Relations.
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Theresa Mari, Town Board Councilmember, Town of Huntington
Ms. Mari is the Founder of Theresa A. Mari, P.C., a Hauppauge law firm concentrating in family law, real estate law, and matrimonial law. She is a two-time recipient of the Suffolk County Bar Association President’s Award and currently serves on the Suffolk County Women’s Advisory Committee.
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Pamela Velastegui, Receiver of Taxes, Town of Huntington
Dr. Velastegui served as Dean of Academics for The Green Vale School before becoming Operations Manager for her husband’s estate planning and wealth management firm, The Legacy Group. In 2021, she co-founded the Sonrisa Foundation, a nonprofit organization which helps children and families in need.
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Hon. Anna Acquafredda, Suffolk County District Court Judge-3rd District, Town of Huntington
Judge Acquafredda, a life-long resident of Suffolk County, was appointed Suffolk County District Court Judge-3rd District, Huntington in February 2023.
Prior to her judicial appointment, for the past 19 years, she served as an Assistant District Attorney, prosecuting homicides, gang cases, and some of Long Island's most serious crimes.
Judge Acquafredda rose through the ranks to ultimately serve as a Bureau Chief, supervising the largest bureau in the DA’s office and training new prosecutors.
Following an exemplary career in the District Attorney's Office, she served as the Principal Law Clerk to Family Court Judge/Acting Supreme Court Justice Joy M. Watson.
She is a member of both the Suffolk County Bar Association and Nassau County Bar Association, and the Theodore Roosevelt Inn of Court.
Judge Acquafredda is a graduate of Georgetown University and St. John's University School of Law.
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Leg. Stephanie Bontempi, Suffolk County Legislator, 18th LD
Legislator Bontempi, a Swedish immigrant, was elected in 2021. She is the Vice Chair of the Education & Labor and Health Committees and also serves on the Economic Development, Planning & Housing; Public Safety; Ways & Means; and Veterans & Consumer Affairs Committees. She sponsored bills on term limits and on the preservation of 220+ acres of open space, and she cosponsored a bill to repeal the fees from the “red-light camera tickets.”
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Leg. Thomas Donnelly, Suffolk County Legislator, 17th LD
Legislator Tom Donnelly is a retired FDNY Lieutenant, former Deer Park Fire Department Commissioner and current DPFD volunteer firefighter. Legislator Donnelly is chair of the Public Safety committee, vice chair of the Seniors & Consumer Protection committee and a member of the Education & Human Services, Public Works, Transportation & Energy and Veterans committees of the Suffolk County Legislature. He also serves on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Heroin & Opioid Epidemic Advisory Panel and the County Executive’s Distracted Driving Working Group.
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Leg. Manny Esteban, Suffolk County Legislator, 16th LD
Legislator Esteban, the son of immigrant parents from Cuba and Colombia, was elected County Legislator in 2021. During this time, he sponsored a bill to provide funding for the Suffolk County Police Department’s “Shot Spotter” program. He serves on the following committees: Government Operations, Personnel, Information Technology & Diversity; Public Safety; Ways & Means; and Health.
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Richard Felix, Candidate for Suffolk County Legislator, 15th LD
Mr. Felix is the President of Felix Insurance Planning Company, a commercial insurance agency based in Melville. In 1987, he was admitted to the New York State Bar. He is admitted to practice before the First and Second Departments of the New York Appellate Division and the Southern and Eastern Districts of the United States District Court.
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Leg. Robert Trotta, Suffolk County Legislator, 13th LD
Legislator Trotta was elected in 2013. Prior to being a Legislator, he served as a Suffolk County Police Officer for 25 years and with the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force for more than 10 years. He is a member of the Economic Development, Planning & Housing; Environment, Parks & Agriculture; Public Safety; Public Works, Transportation & Energy; and Ways & Means Committees. Last year, he sponsored bills to eliminate the “red light ticket” fees.
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