Suffolk County Legislative District 9

The 9th Suffolk County Legislative District (LD) is located in the western-central portion of Suffolk County entirely situated within the Town of Islip. It encompasses Central Islip, the eastern portion of Brentwood and a section of the Village of Islandia. This district is bounded roughly by Motor Parkway on the north, Fifth Avenue and Wicks Road in Brentwood on the west, New Hampshire Avenue along Candlewood Road and continuing east on the Southern State Parkway as the southern border and running along Broadway Avenue in Central Islip, including the Cohalan Court Complex, continuing north by Connetquot Brook and Veterans Memorial Highway and Old Nichols Road to the Long Island Expressway as our eastern border. 

The district consists of 44 election districts (ED) and 32,119 registered voters.

Suffolk Co. Law Enforcement Org. (LEO) Political Contributions & Expenditures Made On Behalf Of Samuel Gonzalez (not less than $23,150)
Excludes Political Contributions & Expenditures Made By Town, Village, and Nassau Co. LEOs

Committees

District Office
55 2nd Avenue
Suite 7
Brentwood, NY 11717

Phone: 631-853-3700; Fax: 631-853-3568

Email: Samuel.Gonzalez@suffolkcountyny.gov       

Staff:

About Samuel

Sam Gonzalez was elected to the Suffolk County Legislature, 9th Legislative District in a March 19, 2019 special election to fill the vacancy created by Monica Martinez, who was elected to the NYS Senate. Legislator Gonzalea took his oath of office on March 26, 2019. The 9th Legislative District covers the areas of Brentwood, Central Islip, and North Bay Shore. Sam is currently Chairman of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Education & Human Services Committee, and member of the Veterans Committee, Seniors & Consumer Protection Committee, Government Operations, Personnel, Information Technology and Housing Committee, and Public Safety Committee. 

Born in Brooklyn New York, Sam has spent his career as a labor advocate fighting for workers across New York State. He started his career in labor as a shop steward with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and was promoted to lead organizer. 

Recognized for his ability to inspire and lead, he was recruited by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in 2012. Sam currently serves as President of the IBEW, local 1430, where he is the lead negotiator for the union in contract talks with major corporations in the United States. Furthermore, Sam spearheads many of the union’s organizing drives across the state.

With more than 36 years of experience in the labor movement, Sam has proven to be an exceptional leader; dedicated to charting a new course for the labor movement in New York City and beyond. 

Sam has been actively involved in the Long Island community, serving as both an activist and advocate for the town of Brentwood, Central Islip, and North Bay Shore. Sam is also a proud graduate of the Rutgers NJ-AFL-CIO labor candidate school. Sam resides in Brentwood where he is an active member of the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and the Knights of Columbus, and a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather.