Brian X. Foley
(D, WF-Blue Point)
Foley, 52, served five terms as Suffolk legislator and two as Brookhaven supervisor before unseating 36-year incumbent Caesar Trunzo in 2008. One of two Democratic senators from LI, he faces a tough battle defending his party’s two-seat majority. He is chairman of the banking committee and sits on the education, commerce, higher education, crime, environmental, transportation and elections committees.
LI State Senate Races: Zeldin Ousts Foley, Johnson-Martins a Close Call
One of Long Island’s two Democratic New York State senators lost their bids for re-election Tuesday while the other is in a contest that is too close to call. Those two and a handful of other senate races statewide are expected to give the GOP the [...]
Election Guide 2010: Long Island’s State Senate and Assembly Races
What’s at stake in next Tuesday’s election is huge for New York: a new governor, for sure, and possibly a radical shift in the balance of power in Albany. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Manhattan Democrat, won’t lose his prestigious title but his [...]
Public Hearing on State Budget Scheduled for Tues.
Long Islanders worried about the impact that proposed cuts to the New York State budget may have will be able to air their concerns on Tuesday in Farmingville.
Sen. Brian X. Foley (D-Blue Point) and Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn), chairman of the [...]