Ginny Fields

Virginia “Ginny” Fields (born November 30, 1945 in Newport News, Virginia) represented the 5th District in the New York State Assembly, which includes parts of the Long Island towns of Brookhaven and Islip, including Centereach, Farmingville, Fire Island, Holbrook, Holtsville, Lake Ronkonkoma, Selden, Bayport, Bohemia, Oakdale, Ronkonkoma, Sayville, and West Sayville.

Ginny Fields
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 5th district
In office 2004–2010
Preceded by	Steve Levy
Succeeded by	Al Graf
Member of the Suffolk County Legislature
In office 2000–2003
Personal details
Born	Nov. 30, 1945 (age 75)[1] Newport News, Virginia[1]
Political party	Republican (Democrat until 2015)
Spouse(s)	Walter[1]
Children	two sons
Residence	Oakdale, New York[1]
Occupation	health care administrator[1]
Education	high school[1]

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 be become Suffolk County Executive.[2] 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.[3] Fields ran in the 2010 general election on the Independence and Working Families party lines, but was defeated by Republican Al Graf.[4]

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.[5]

Personal life

Fields resides in Oakdale, New York. She and her husband Walter have two grown sons.[1] She and her son William made news in 2009, when neighbors filed a lawsuit charging that they launched an intimidation campaign in a dispute over a school bus stop near Fields' property. This lawsuit that was brought was quickly thrown out in court having no evidence to substantiate the neighbors claims.,[6][7]

References

1. "Asm. Ginny Fields (D-New York) biography". New York Library Association. Archived from the original on December 12, 2010.
2. Toy, Vivian S. (March 14, 2004). "IN BRIEF; No Surprises In 3 Special Elections". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
3. Nash, Denise (September 15, 2010). "Ken Mangan Ousts Incumbent Ginny Fields: Sayville resident to face Republican Al Graf In 5th A.D. race". Sayville.Patch.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
4. Bolger, Timothy (November 3, 2010). "LI State Assembly Races: Graf Unseats Fields, Alessi-Losquadro Neck-and-Neck". Long Island Press. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
5. "After elected career as a Democrat in Suffolk, Ginny Fields returns to GOP". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
6. Maloney, Jennifer (February 19, 2009). "Ginny Fields' neighbors suing the assemblywoman". Newsday.com. Missing or empty |url= (help)
7. NY State Assemblywoman Ginny Fields rides dirt bike down her property line, to harass the next door neighbors on YouTube

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