New York State Assembly District 8

Current seat holder: Michael J. Fitzpatrick.

Lynn Trupiano-O'Keefe

Lynn Trupiano-O'Keefe earned a high school diploma from Kings Park High School. Her career experience includes working as a healthcare professional. Lynn Trupiano-O'Keefe

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“Healthcare is my top priority because this leads to affordability and stability. After 36 years as a nuclear medicine technologist, Ive seen how insurance rules, high costs and delays in care affect patients.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“Keeping families together. Too many young people grow up on Long Island and then leave because the cannot afford to build a life here.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))
“Clean water, healthy environment, open space and parks are part of what makes our community home. I will work to protect Long Island's drinking water, preserve the former Kings Park Psychiatric Center property as parkland, and press for cleanup and safety measures it needs.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))

Michael Fitzpatrick

Michael J. Fitzpatrick was elected to the New York State Assembly, representing the 8 th Assembly District, on November 5, 2002. Prior to the New York State Assembly, Mr. Fitzpatrick represented the people of Smithtown as an elected member of the Town Board for 15 years from 1988 through 2002. Assemblyman Fitzpatrick serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Housing committee and is also a member of the ways and means, Higher Education, Banks and Agriculture committees.

· Official legislative page · NY State Assembly Official Biography

“What I fear, if the crime issue is not dealt with, and dealt with soon, you’re going to see, I think, a continued exodus of people and jobs out of the city. We’ve had a significant loss already.” (TBR News Media interview)
“Your transit-oriented development is really the way you address the affordability issue because the price of land is so high, you lower that price with density.” (TBR News Media interview)