Michael R. Gionesi D

BACKGROUND

• Gionesi, 39, of North Bellmore, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic Party line in the general election.
• He is a principal law clerk to a New York State Supreme Court justice and previously practiced matrimonial and family law in private practice.
• Gionesi was an adjunct professor of law at Touro Law Center in Central Islip, where he received his juris doctor.

ISSUES

• Gionesi said reopening the Safe Center and ensuring that union workers and retirees have access to health care are among his top concerns.
• He said he will prioritize the disbursement of the opioid settlement funds received by the county.
• Gionesi said he will work to cut spending on outside legal counsel fees and ensure the community has the resources it deserves.