The Suffolk County Republican Committee nominate Ed Romaine as their candidate for county executive this November. His likely opponent is businessman and former prosecutor David Calone.
Ed Romaine has had a long political career as a county legislator, county clerk, and Brookhaven Town Supervisor. He has positioned himself as an environmental advocate and fiscal conservative.
He will likely face David Calone, who has already raised nearly $1 million in campaign funding and received the nod from party bosses. Calone has never won elected office, though he has vied for a position in Congress, district attorney, and a judgeship. Calone is a former federal prosecutor who served on Suffolk’s planning board and was a LIPA board member for several years.
November's election will replace Steve Bellone, who is term-limited after 12 years in office.
