Full Name:
Edwin Perez
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married; 3 Children
Home City:
Huntington, NY
BBA, Marketing Management, Bernard M. Baruch College
Member, Suffolk County Board of Elections, present
Appointed Official, Town of Huntington, present
Member, Zoning Board of Appeals, present
Former Director of the Office of Minority Affairs, Director of Community Relations, Suffolk County Government
No caucus information on file.
President, Diversity Resource Network, present
Board Member, Developmental Disabilities Institute Foundation, present
Board Member, Huntington Townwide Fund, present
Former Board Member, Family and Children's Association
Founder, Friends of Huntington Station Latin Quarter
Former Board Member, Heckscher Museum of Art
Former Chairman of the Board, La Fuerza Unida Community Development Corporation
Former Board Member, Sustainable Long Island
Awards:
Long Island Hispanic Counseling Center's Humanitarian Award, man of the year in civics for 2011 by the Times of Huntington
Priority Issues:
Ed will work for our community to:
* Promote our local economy and create jobs
* Make and keep our neighborhoods safe
* Protect our natural environment
* Enhance our local schools
* Hold down taxes
* Create Public Private Partnership programs that will attract investment to our area
* Pass legislation for MWBE and small business certification programs that will create jobs and business opportunities
* Obtain infrastructure funding for development for New York Avenue and plan for sewers through the local economic development council funded by New York State
* Continue to work with law enforcement and Suffolk County elected officials to make certain the resources promised for our area come to fruition