Brian X. Foley, Brookhaven Town Supervisor
A lifelong resident of Brookhaven Town, Brian and his five brothers and sisters learned at a young age to value teamwork and community service. Brian has been working hard for the people of Brookhaven every day for the past 12 years in the Suffolk County Legislature. First elected to represent the Seventh Legislative District (Blue Point) in 1993, Legislator Foley has a record of getting results.
Higher Education Leader: Brian has sponsored innovative legislation to provide increased access to higher education by offering tuition incentives to alleviate the nursing and engineering shortage as well as opposing tuition increases.
Building Better Roads: As Chair of the Legislature’s Public Works Committee from 1999-2001, Brian’s leadership resulted in a record number of projects, improved infrastructure, and job growth.
Downtown Revitalization & Green Space: As Vice-Chair of the Economic Development & Education Committee, Brian delivered funding for historically important downtown communities. The winner of Amagansett Springs Aquifer Protection Group’s 2002 Environmental Leadership Award, Brian successfully sponsored the very first resolution to appropriate monies from the Greenways Fund, preserving important wetlands and stream corridors.
Promoting Healthy Families: Brian led the fight that strengthened worker protections from second-hand smoke, receiving the 2002 Great American Smokeout Leadership Award from the American Cancer Society. As Chair of the County Legislature’s Health, Education & Youth Committee, Brian continued his well established reputation for supporting our County network of Health Centers. He sponsored a law to establish a hospital reporting policy for indigent care.
Tirelessly active in our community, Brian Foley’s service includes the Brookhaven Roe YMCA Board of Directors, Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Advisory Board, Patchogue Chamber of Commerce, Past President Suffolk County Community Mediation Center, Past Chairperson Sunrise District Boy Scouts of America, and Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence. In 2004, the Bayport Blue Point Chamber of Commerce presented Brian with their Dedicated Public Service Award. He has been recognized as Person of the year by the Medford Youth Athletic Association Award in 2000 and the Farmingville Historical Society in 1999.
Brian Foley resides in his native Blue Point with his wife and their two children. A graduate of St. Anthony’s High School, Brian Continued his education at St. Michael’s College in Winooski Park, Vermont where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies.