Bias in the Media: How the Media Switched Against Me After I Switched Parties

At age 26, Steve Levy was elected to the Suffolk County Legislature, serving fifteen years, rising to the Chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee and Deputy Presiding Officer. Thereafter, he served as a New York State assemblyman. In 2003, Levy was elected as Suffolk County executive and proceeded to rescue the county from a ＄238 million shortfall. In 2007, he was re-elected with a record 96% of the vote. A former state and county legislator, and candidate for Governor of New York, Levy served as County Executive of Suffolk County, New York from 2004-2011. He was endorsed by the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Independent Parties. In 2010, after being recruited by statewide Republican leaders, he changed his enrollment to Republican and sought that party’s nomination for Governor. Prior to switching from the Democratic to the Republican Party in 2010, Levy registered some of the highest poll numbers for any official in Suffolk’s history. Presently, Levy is a political commentator and strategist. He hosts ＂The Steve Levy Show＂ on LI News Radio 103.9 FM in Long Island. He is a regular columnist to the ＂Washington Times＂ and the ＂Long Island Business News.＂ He was also a contributing author to the book, ＂The Recovering Politician.＂ Media bias is a major thread of Levy’s commentary. He also serves as Executive Director of the Center for Cost Effective Government, a cadre of business leaders committed to weeding out public sector waste and promoting efficient government. Steve Levy is ＂Of Counsel＂ with the Bohemia, NY law firm, Campolo, Middleton and McCormick.＂