The 10th District covers the central part of Islip Town from Great River and East Islip north to Islandia, Ronkonkoma and parts of Hauppauge.

Seeking her third term, Trish Bergin has built a strong legislative record. She is focused on countywide finances, aquifer protection and oversight of Suffolk’s child protective services.

Bergin, 54, a Republican from East lslip, recognizes the hidden problem of sex trafficking in the county and has facilitated the policy of having a social worker embedded with the police unit investigating these cases. She thinks the county IDA needs new members who will stop tax breaks to developers that she says are walking away with “buckets of money.”

Her Democratic challenger, Leigh-Ann M. Barde, 40, of Central Islip, is running a spirited campaign focused

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