Jack Eddington
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Jack Eddington is a member of the Suffolk County, New York
Legislature, representing the 7th District, which encompasses southwestern through central portions of Brookhaven Town. The communities included in the 7th Legislative District include Blue Point
, Patchogue, East Patchogue, North Patchogue, most of Medford
, and smaller portions of Coram
, Farmingville, Holtsville, Ronkonkoma
, Bellport, and Fire Island. Legislator Jack Eddington is a member of the Independence Party
.
First elected to the county legislature in 2005, Jack Eddington currently serves as the Chair of the Public Safety Committee. He actively encouraged the use of GPS technology in the Suffolk County Probation Department. Jack Eddington has sponsored legislation on various issues, including a recent bill which ensures owners of private hydrants provide local agencies with results of water pressure testing. He introduced the law restricting outdoor wood-fired boilers. and sponsored legislation to reduce scrap metal theft His legislation to help preserve the small horse farm industry on Long Island is the first of its kind in the region.
Jack Eddington is a former educator and licensed clinical social worker and co-author of two published works: Impact Teaching, a drug prevention curriculum, and First Survive, Then Thrive: The Journey from Crisis to Transformation, a self-help manual. He spent 13 years (1980–1994)travelling from Maine to Virginia as a regional counselor and educator for the nationwide Drug Free Schools and Communities Program. From 1981 to 1984 he served as a Director of the Peer Leadership Program for the New York State Department of Substance Abuse Services. During that time he traveled throughout the state implementing drug prevention education programs. Jack Eddington served in the U.S. Navy for four years (1967–1971)and is a lifelong member of the Vietnam Veterans of American, Chapter 11, Suffolk; the American Legion, Post 1848, Medford; and the Amvets, Post 111, Patchogue.
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
Legislature, representing the 7th District, which encompasses southwestern through central portions of Brookhaven Town. The communities included in the 7th Legislative District include Blue Point
Blue Point, New York
Blue Point is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,407 at the 2000 census. Blue Point is in the Town of Brookhaven...
, Patchogue, East Patchogue, North Patchogue, most of Medford
Medford, New York
Medford is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 21,985 at the 2000 census.Medford is a community in the southwest part of the Town of Brookhaven...
, and smaller portions of Coram
Coram, New York
As of the 2000 census, 34,923 people, 12,530 households, and 9,121 families resided in the CDP. The population density was 2,532.1 per square mile . There were 12,880 housing units at an average density of 933.9/sq mi...
, Farmingville, Holtsville, Ronkonkoma
Ronkonkoma, New York
Ronkonkoma is a census-designated place on Long Island in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 20,029 at the 2000 census...
, Bellport, and Fire Island. Legislator Jack Eddington is a member of the Independence Party
Independence Party
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First elected to the county legislature in 2005, Jack Eddington currently serves as the Chair of the Public Safety Committee. He actively encouraged the use of GPS technology in the Suffolk County Probation Department. Jack Eddington has sponsored legislation on various issues, including a recent bill which ensures owners of private hydrants provide local agencies with results of water pressure testing. He introduced the law restricting outdoor wood-fired boilers. and sponsored legislation to reduce scrap metal theft His legislation to help preserve the small horse farm industry on Long Island is the first of its kind in the region.
Jack Eddington is a former educator and licensed clinical social worker and co-author of two published works: Impact Teaching, a drug prevention curriculum, and First Survive, Then Thrive: The Journey from Crisis to Transformation, a self-help manual. He spent 13 years (1980–1994)travelling from Maine to Virginia as a regional counselor and educator for the nationwide Drug Free Schools and Communities Program. From 1981 to 1984 he served as a Director of the Peer Leadership Program for the New York State Department of Substance Abuse Services. During that time he traveled throughout the state implementing drug prevention education programs. Jack Eddington served in the U.S. Navy for four years (1967–1971)and is a lifelong member of the Vietnam Veterans of American, Chapter 11, Suffolk; the American Legion, Post 1848, Medford; and the Amvets, Post 111, Patchogue.