Legislator Edward Romaine represents Suffolk County's First District, which includes Shelter Island, Southold, Riverhead and part of Brookhaven. Romaine serves on the Budget and Finance, Consumer Protection, and Veterans and Seniors committees, and has been a member of the county legislature since 2006, after serving as county clerk from 1989 to 2005. Romaine also served in the legislature from 1986 to 1989, and is up for election again in 2011.