'Suffolk County Legislators\r'

'Today, we ar in an age where topical anaesthetic government is passing important. Each county of e real state has elected legislators that stage town throughout that county. I have selected two legislators which argon both re publican. The first is Cameron Alden a 49 year old man that represents the greater request prop Area. He is withal on the standpat(prenominal) and Independence lines. The second legislator is Angie Carpenter, a very pleasant lady, that represents West Islip.\r\nCameron Alden was born on August 28, 1950, in verbalize Shore and grew up in Islip, eagle-eyed Island, New York. He graduated Islip High tutor in 1968, where he played varsity football, hoops and baseball.\r\nMr. Alden graduated from Suffolk County Community College in 1970 with an AA degree. He was a member of the SCCC varsity baseball team. Mr. Alden graduated from Dowling College in 1974. He was a member of the Pi important Sigma Honor Society and played varsity hoops and play Mr. Alden at 10ded Tuoro Law School, graduating in 1990 with a Juris Doctor. He was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1991. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nPrior to attending Law School he was a local Bay Shore line of credit owner. A catering/grocery store and work bus companies were among those he owned. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nAlden chose fraternity-development work after down the stairsgoing a mastectomy during a bout with male breast crab louse in justice school, which â€Å"totally changed my focus” to an chase in public service.(Interview)\r\nHe practiced law at the town of Islip Community emergence Agency, which pop the questions inexpensive housing and economic development projects in the township of Islip. He is a former Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Islip. Cameron Alden was elected to help oneself as a Legislator for the Tenth soil and sworn into property January 2, 1998. Legislator Alden has been selected by his colleagues to serve as Vice- hot sea t of the Parks/ province Preservation and Planning commissioning. In addition Legislator Alden is a member of the Energy/Environment and Transportation, Health and humans Services, familiar Works, and Finance Committees. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nThe 10th Suffolk County Legislative District (L.D.) serves Islip, East Islip, Bay Shore and Brentwood. There argon 52 election districts (E.D.s) with 33,058 registered voters. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nAlden says his primary focus would be to ease the burdens on taxpayers. A critic of the LILCO-LIPA deal, Alden admits he does not yet have legion(predicate) particular(prenominal) legislative initiatives but says he is the better candidate because his fiscal policies would be more conservative. (Interview)\r\nCurrently Cameron is working on a proposed bill that would support the voidance of taxes on clothe in Suffolk county. This proposed bill would enable signs 6to be erected throughout Nassau ask consumers to scram shop in Suffol k due to its no unaffixed bill as long as the clothing items are under one hundred and ten dollars. He has also worked on such some other bill like trying to raise the salaries of Suffolk county legislators because he fells they are underpaid. Mr. Alden does not really receive a large amount or Pac funds from anyone but he does have more supporters. These supporters embroil the Police and other safety bureaus and also many factory unions. (Interview)\r\nAngie Carpenter was born on extensive Island in the mid fifties and is currently gayly married and a mother of two. (Interview)\r\nAngies dedication to the residential district is what led to her nomination to run for the Legislature, a present she has held since February 1993. (Interview)\r\nLegislator Angie M. Carpenter is feed of ACT Communications Group, a full-service advertising and marketing company specializing in multi-media written design and printing. The business is currently run by her sons Richard and Robert enabling her to grant her attention full-time to her duties as an elected official in Suffolk Government, but pacify affording her the opportunity to remain sensitive to the concerns of the business community. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nAngie continues to devote her time and efforts to her community and constituents. As former Chairman of the Legislatures Economic Development and Education Committee, Angie Carpenter worked to start the Touro School of Health Services to downtown Bay Shore which is opening early in 1999. She has worked inexhaustibly to increase aid to Suffolk Community College, and led the compress to cut tuition costs so that the college is inexpensive for all of our residents. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nShe continues in her role as an esurient supporter of the college and is extremely proud of the fact that the high-velocity growing campus of Suffolk County Community College is in her legislative district. Angie worked from the beginning, to jut the construct ion of the $54 million-dollar Health and Technology mental synthesis scheduled to be completed in the decline in quality Semester of 2000 (Interview).\r\nAngie has almost served every committee during her tenure on the Suffolk County Legislature. Currently Angie is serving as the Legislatures Budget Committee Chairman, and Vice Chairman of the unexclusive Safety Committee. She continues to serve as a member of the Economic Development and Education Committee, Budget Committee, Consumer Protection, Labor and Investigations, and Veterans and Seniors, as wholesome as the Public Safety Committee, Parks, Planning and add Preservation Committee, the Health and Human Service Committee, Sports Committee, and the Public Works Committee. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nIn the past, Angie has helped in implementing a intensity transportation public information computer programme for Suffolk County, enacted a linked Deposit Program to promote local business involution, directed the County Hea lth Department to provide free testing for prostate cancer and cosponsored a resolution to provide environmentally safe golf course management to help protect our groundwater and hopefully help reduce the risk of breast cancer. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nShe has adopt efforts to invest in the county”s Timber imply Golf Course to maximize its economic latent and preserve jobs for the county workers employed there. (Interview)\r\nMost recently, Angie co-sponsored legislation to push back sales tax on clothing and enclothe purchases under on hundred and ten dollars per item. Angie has also sponsored a resolution to â€Å"boot” the vehicles of deadbeat parents that are not complying with the child support payments. This â€Å"booting” of cars is huge curl that goes over the tire and wheel and makes automobile unachievable to drive. A resolution that Angie sponsored last year instanter requires the Suffolk County Health department to hold annual Public Hearing a nd Health Fair. This gives government an opportunity to consider first hand from our residents about the County”s wellness care delivery system and also raises public awareness or what is available. (Interview)\r\nOver the years, Angies commitment to her community has been recognized time and again with honors from Islip Town, Boy Scouts of America, faithful Order of the Moose, The American Legion, Pronto, Zonta International, the West Islip and Bay Shore School Districts and Suffolk County Arts Council, to name a few. She has been complicated in the community as President and founder of the Chamber Council of Islip Town, President of the West Islip Chamber of Commerce, Vanderbilt Museum Trustee, gore of Our Lady of Consolation, Salvation Army, Youth Enrichment Services and fill US (an after school care program in West Islip). (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nAngie has dedicated her efforts to the growth and expansion of business here in Suffolk. She has brought education to the knife edge as one of the many issues addressed under her leadership, and continues her unwavering commitment to her family, community, and those she was elected to serve. (www.co.suffolk.ny.us)\r\nShe receives her support from many people including the Police, the Suffolk County UNE, and many other unions countywide. (Interview)\r\nLegislators, Cameron and Angie are very willing to do what their people are asking for and sacrifice a lot of their time to make their residents happy. In my own opinion I opine Angie Carpenter is a better Legislator than Cameron Alden because I receive Angie had sponsored and produced more bills than he has and in my eyes she is a nicer and more heart worthy person.\r\n'