Al Graf

Alfred C. Graf (born February 13, 1958) is an American politician and attorney who served as the New York State Assemblyman for the 5th district from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he represented portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Islip, including Holbrook, Lake Ronkonkoma, Ronkonkoma, Holtsville, Centereach, Selden, parts of Farmingville, Islandia, North Patchogue and Stony Brook in Suffolk County on Long Island. Graf has been a Suffolk County District Court Judge since 2018.

Life and career Graf was born and raised on Long Island and graduated from Farmingdale High School in 1976. He was re-elected in 2012, 2014, and 2016.

In November 2017, he was elected to the Suffolk County 5th District Court. +Election History Office Year Election Results Suffolk County Legislature, District 8 2003 General √ Bill Lindsay (D) 61.45%Al Graf (R) 38.55% Suffolk County Legislature, District 8 2005 General √ Bill Lindsay (D) 59.06%Al Graf (R) 40.94% New York State Assembly, District 5 2010 General √ Al Graf (R) 49.50%Kenneth J. Mangan (D) 29.43%Ginny Fields (I) 21.06% New York State Assembly, District 5 2012 General √ Al Graf (R) 58.73%Victor E. Salamone (D) 41.27% New York State Assembly, District 5 2014 General √ Al Graf (R) 66.97%Deborah L. Slinkosky (D) 33.03% New York State Assembly, District 5 2016 General √ Al Graf (R) 63.84%Deborah L. Slinkosky (D) 34.54%James Smith (L) 1.57% Suffolk County District Court Judge 2017 General √ James Malone (C) 47.72% √ Alfred . Graf (R) 29.79%

Elizabeth Bloom (D) 22.49%

During the 2013-2014 Legislative Session, Graf was appointed to the New York State Assembly Minority Task Force on Common Core and traveled the state holding hearings on New York State's implementation of the Common Core curriculum. During the 2015-16 Legislative Session, Graf was appointed to the New York State Assembly Minority Task Force on Heroin Addiction and Community Response and travelled the state holding hearings on the heroin epidemic.

Upon his election as District Court Judge, Graf resigned his seat in the New York State Assembly effective January 1, 2018. He was succeeded by his longtime Chief of Staff, Douglas M. Smith, who was overwhelmingly elected in a Special Election held on April 24, 2018.