Virginia Fields (born November 30, 1945) represented the 5th District in the
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits.
The Assem ...
, which includes parts of the
Long Island
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towns of
Brookhaven and
Islip, including
Centereach,
Farmingville,
Fire Island,
Holbrook,
Holtsville
Holtsville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 19,714 at the 2010 census.
The hamlet is mainly in the Town of Brookhaven, while the southwestern portion ...
,
Lake Ronkonkoma,
Selden,
Bayport,
Bohemia
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,
Oakdale,
Ronkonkoma,
Sayville, and
West Sayville
West Sayville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It had a population of 5,011 at the 2010 census.
Geography
West Sayville is located on the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Islip. It ...
.
Career
Fields was chosen to represent this district in a special election held on March 9, 2004, due to incumbent
Steve Levy's resignation to become Suffolk County Executive. She was re-elected in 2006 and again in 2008, when she defeated
Republican opponent John Bugler. In September 2010, she lost the Democratic primary race to Ken Mangan. Fields ran in the 2010 general election on the
Independence and
Working Families
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party lines, but was defeated by Republican
Al Graf
Alfred C. Graf (born February 13, 1958) is an American politician and attorney who served as the New York State Assemblyman for the 5th district from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he represented portions of the towns of Brookha ...
.
Fields previously served as a lawmaker in the
Suffolk County Legislature (2000–2003), where she chaired the Health Committee. Prior to her election to the legislature she served as a health care administrator for 37 years.
In 2015, Fields left the
Democratic Party and registered as a
Republican.
Personal life
Fields resides in
Oakdale, New York. She and her husband Walter have two grown sons.
References
External links
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1945 births
Living people
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Politicians from Suffolk County, New York
Women state legislators in New York (state)
People from Oakdale, New York
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians