Tim Sini Concedes Suffolk DA Race To Ray Tierney

SUFFOLK COUNTY— Incumbent Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini conceded the race to challenger Raymond Tierney Tuesday night.

The voters have spoken and the results saw Tierney taking a significant lead in the race over incumbent Sini. With 165 of 1052 districts still to be counted, Tierney garnered 133,775 votes, or 57.05 percent, to Sini's 100,659 votes, or 42.93 percent.

Sini, 41, of Babylon Village ran on the Democratic and Keep Crime Low lines against challenger Raymond Tierney, 55, of Holtsville, who ran on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Sini has served as Suffolk County District Attorney since January 2018 and previously served as a federal prosecutor and the Suffolk County Police Commissioner.

He shared his thoughts with Patch before the election.

He said he is raising his family in Suffolk County and cares deeply about the future.

"I believe the work being done in the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office to keep us safe is absolutely essential to a vibrant Suffolk County. Our work touches upon so many different facets of our community — from addressing the drug epidemic, gang violence, human trafficking, child exploitation and abuse, our environment, and much more."

Sini said the most important job for a district attorney is to keep the community safe.

Tierney also spoke with Patch and said he seeks office as the next District Attorney to bring "experience, ethics, and independence to an office that desperately needs it. I have been a lifelong prosecutor working for the safety and protection of the people of Suffolk County and the state. I have been given an opportunity to rid the DA's office of ineffectiveness and political gamesmanship. I look forward to continuing to serve the public."

Speaking with Patch, Tierney said change was needed: "The current office is more concerned with splashy headlines, press conferences, and using the current position as a political stepping stone to his next job. This is all in stark contrast to how my office will be run. DA Sini has failed to utilize all of the prosecutorial tools to keep dangerous criminals off the streets. There are several instances, just this past summer, where he did not indict dangerous criminals despite having the circumstances and evidence to do so. These individuals were free to go and they went on to either commit murder, or in the instance of the East End overdoses, they went on to continue with their drug dealing and six residents died. This will not happen in my office."