Ginny Fields Explained

Ginny Fields
State Assembly:New York
District:5th
Term Start:2004
Term End:2010
Predecessor:Steve Levy
Successor:Al Graf
Office2:Member of the Suffolk County Legislature
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2003
Birth Place:Newport News, Virginia
Party:Republican
(Democrat until 2015)
Spouse:Walter
Children:two sons
Residence:Oakdale, New York
Occupation:health care administrator
Blank1:Education
Data1:high school

Virginia Fields (born November 30, 1945) 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.

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.[1] 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.[2] Fields ran in the 2010 general election on the Independence and Working Families party lines, but was defeated by Republican Al Graf.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

Fields resides in Oakdale, New York. She and her husband Walter have two grown sons.

Notes and References

  1. News: IN BRIEF; No Surprises In 3 Special Elections . Vivian S. . Toy . . March 14, 2004 . March 5, 2011.
  2. Web site: Ken Mangan Ousts Incumbent Ginny Fields: Sayville resident to face Republican Al Graf In 5th A.D. race. . Denise . Nash . . September 15, 2010 . March 5, 2011.
  3. News: LI State Assembly Races: Graf Unseats Fields, Alessi-Losquadro Neck-and-Neck . Timothy . Bolger . . November 3, 2010 . March 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101108034152/http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/11/03/li-state-assembly-races-graf-unseats-fields-alessi-losquadro-neck-and-neck/ . November 8, 2010 .
  4. News: After elected career as a Democrat in Suffolk, Ginny Fields returns to GOP. Newsday. 2018-10-24. en.