Standing in front of Lake Ronkonkoma Monday, Nesconset resident Mike Siderakis announced his intention to run against Suffolk County Legislator Leslie Kennedy in the 12th LD. Originally from Queens, Mike and his wife Sandra moved to Nesconset and raised their three children in starter home they bought 25 years ago.
Mike Siderakis is a retired NYS trooper who has served in many different capacities His
Mike Siderakis announcing his intention to challenge Leslie Kennedy iin the 12th LD assignmets included patrol, search/recovery efforts at Ground Zero, TWA Flight 800, K9 handler and Protective Services Unit. He also served as the Troop L union delegate.
Siderakis says he is committed to public service. He is concerned that the people in Suffolk County are being led down a path that includes overdevelopment, increased traffic, residential streets that have become pass-throughs with stop signs, traffic lights and worst of all so much traffic that making left turns is almost impossible. Standing in front of Lake Ronkonkoma, Siderakis explained his frustration with Leslie Kennedy’s inability to make things happen in the 12th LD. He pointed around the Lake at the scenic areas Brookhaven and Islip have established and then pointed to the property owned by Smithtown and bemoaned the ugliness of it. No grass, no benches, nothing that instills pride. Siderakis said it’s time to imagine the 12th LD without a Kennedy, emphasing fact that Kennedy’s spouse John Kennedy held the seat before he became county comptroller and Leslie filled the seat. “Imagine the 12th LD without a Kennedy. 16 years of Kennedy leadership it’s time for change.”
Mike and Sandra SiderakisSiderakis did not hold punches, “Overdevelopment and proliferation of 7-Elevens happened during the time that the Kennedy’s represented the 12th LD.”
Kennedy, Siderakis said, has been ineffective and uses the excuse that she is a member of the minority party on the legislature which makes it difficult to get funding for projects. According to Siderakis, his work experience and the negotiation skills he has developed qualify him to work across party lines with town, state and county officials which will make him a successful legislator. Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2021.
The 12th Suffolk County Legislative District (LD) is located in the western-central portion of Suffolk County encompassing the southern section of the Town of Smithtown, and western Brookhaven. The district includes Smithtown, Nesconset, Hauppauge, the Village of the Branch, Lake Grove and parts of St. James, Commack, Lake Ronkonkoma and Centereach. The district is bounded roughly by Route 25 to the North, Commack Road to the West, Townline Road to the South, and Oxhead Road to the East with Veteran’s Memorial Highway running through the heart of the district northwest to southeast.