"She knows her way around local government, state government, and everything in between and she is a proven problem solver," said Englebright, a former state assemblyman who attended Gallagher's Gold Award ceremony when she was a teen in the Girl Scouts.

Smithtown Supervisor Ed Wehrheim totaled about 55% of the vote to defeat Suffolk Legis. Robert Trotta, who totaled 45%, with all elections districts reporting at about 11 p.m., according to unofficial results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

Eddie, 22, said he’s been working more hours because there have been fewer seasonal immigrant workers hired. "We are cautious," he said, "Any moment [ICE] can come and round all of us up." "We have to keep forging ahead so long as we can," Eddie said.