Two candidates are vying to fill the
Suffolk County executive position that incumbent Steve Levy will vacate at the end of the year in an election to be decided today.
Fried joins three other official candidates, Republican County Legislator Ed Day, Democratic County Legislator Ilan Schoenburger, and Democratic Village of Suffern Mayor Dagan Lacorte in vying for
the County Executive position.
The person who provided the information, who is not authorized to comment publicly, said Crist may have been targeted because of concern he supports state Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, R - Troy, who said he's running this year for
the county executive position being vacated by Kathy Jimino, who is not seeking re-election.
Ed Mangano does not plan on stepping aside from
his county executive position, he told reporters Thursday.
The victory on Long Island places
the county executive position back in Democratic hands for the third time in 80 years.
In Nassau County, meanwhile, Democrat Laura Curran and Republican Jack Martins were locked in a tight race that seesawed back and forth all night for
that County Executive position.
The County Executive position pays $ 160,760, up from the long - stagnant $ 79,500 state legislators make.
It would also limit
the county executive position, which already has a four - year term, to three terms.
He said he recognizes
the county executive position comes with challenges and that the voters have a high level of expectation for the office.