After moving to Bay Shore in 2014, she quickly became engaged in local civic life. With the encouragement of then-Senator Phil Boyle, she joined local advocacy groups and eventually became President of a local club. Her leadership has provided valuable experience in grassroots organizing and community engagement.

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• A Woman of Faith, Putting Families First 

Brianne believes strong families build strong communities. She and her husband founded WayMaker Church in Bay Shore, opening their doors to serve neighbors in need.

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Brianne Wakefield is, first and foremost, a woman of faith, a devoted wife of 20 years, and a proud mother of four, in addition to helping care for two nieces. As a Christian, she believes deeply in the importance of serving others and being actively involved in her community.

Brianne Wakefield moved to Bay Shore in 2014. She and her husband founded WayMaker Church in Bay Shore. She has been married for 20 years and is a mother of four.

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Lionheart, Podcast Producer

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Brianne is a first-time candidate for political office.

2026 New York General Election

In the Fourth Senate District, which the GOP is looking to flip red, the party has gone with Brianne Wakefield (R-Bay Shore). The seat currently held by incumbent Senate Monica Martinez (D-Brentwood).

All three candidates share a common goal: improving their communities and advocating for what they believe their constituents need. Each has maintained a visible presence and has taken part in addressing local challenges, building name recognition and trust among supporters.

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The Fourth District includes, within the Town of Islip, Baywood, Brentwood, Central Islip, Hauppauge, North Bay Shore, Pine Aire, and parts of Bay Shore, Brightwaters, Islandia, Islip hamlet, Ronkonkoma, and West Islip. Within the Town of Babylon, Deer Park, East Farmingdale, North Amityville, North Lindenhurst, Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, and parts of Amityville, Copiague, Lindenhurst, Melville, North Babylon, and West Babylon.
Brianne Wakefield said her campaign will focus on affordability, public safety, and family-focused policies. Drawing on her experience as a mother in a single-income household, she emphasized the rising cost of living in New York and supported cutting taxes and rolling back high-cost climate policies.

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Supports cutting taxes to address New York's cost of living.

- Supports cutting taxes to address New York's cost of living.

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Brianne Wakefield said her campaign will focus on affordability, public safety, and family-focused policies. Drawing on her experience as a mother in a single-income household, she emphasized the rising cost of living in New York and supported cutting taxes and rolling back high-cost climate policies. Wakefield also highlighted bail reform and human trafficking as major concerns, noting her involvement with the Suffolk County Women’s Advisory Board in anti-trafficking efforts.

Brianne is a strong voice on affordability and energy policy, recognizing the growing burden placed on families and small businesses by New York’s climate mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. She believes policies must balance environmental goals with real-world affordability and reliability for working families.

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Supports rolling back high-cost climate policies.

Supports rolling back "high-cost" climate policies.

Believes New York climate policies should balance environmental goals with affordability and reliability for working families.

- Supports rolling back "high-cost" climate policies.
- Believes New York climate policies should balance environmental goals with affordability and reliability for working families.

Energy & the Environment

As a candidate for Senate District 4, Brianne is focused on restoring strong values and common-sense leadership to Albany. She is committed to reforming disastrous bail laws, reversing damaging discovery laws, protecting parental rights-including religious exemptions, improving care for senior citizens, aggressively combating human and sex trafficking, addressing homelessness and substance abuse, and strengthening responses to the mental health crisis impacting children and young adults.

Committed to improving care for senior citizens.

Committed to strengthening responses to the mental health crisis affecting children and young adults.

- Committed to improving care for senior citizens.
- Committed to addressing substance abuse.
- Committed to strengthening responses to the mental health crisis affecting children and young adults.

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BRIANNE WAKEFIELD:
So in conclusion, Suffolk County has made significant strides in
establishing anti-trafficking programs and the departments and
agencies do seem to be working very united, which was an excellent
thing to see. However, we can engage more of the community by
addressing gaps in awareness and early identification. So our
subcommittee recommends targeted outreach through an awareness
campaign for parents and children.
So with strategic investment we believe Suffolk County could become
a leader in human trafficking prevention and survivor support.
Furthermore, we believe Suffolk County is in desperate need for
safer housing options while victims of trafficking are recovering

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BRIANNE WAKEFIELD:
So in conclusion, Suffolk County has made significant strides in
establishing anti-trafficking programs and the departments and
agencies do seem to be working very united, which was an excellent
thing to see. However, we can engage more of the community by
addressing gaps in awareness and early identification. So our
subcommittee recommends targeted outreach through an awareness
campaign for parents and children.
So with strategic investment we believe Suffolk County could become
a leader in human trafficking prevention and survivor support.

BRIANNE WAKEFIELD:
Okay. So ECLI-VIBES has developed an excellent awareness campaign
video that we think would start as a strong starting point for
parents and schools. This would help protect children by giving
them knowledge before they become vulnerable.
So the second step would be a respite home. So after interviews
with the Department of Social Services and the Human Trafficking
Investigations Unit, the desperate need for a respite home was
brought to our attention.

Calls for safer housing options for people recovering from human trafficking.

Committed to reforming New York's bail laws.

Calls for targeted outreach to parents and children about human trafficking.

- Calls for safer housing options for people recovering from human trafficking.
- Committed to reforming New York's bail laws.
- Calls for targeted outreach to parents and children about human trafficking.

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Committed to protecting parental rights, including religious exemptions.

Committed to protecting "parental rights," including religious exemptions.

- Committed to protecting "parental rights," including religious exemptions.

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Committed to reversing New York's discovery laws.

- Believes New York climate policies should balance environmental goals with affordability and reliability for working families.

- Committed to reforming New York's bail laws.
- Calls for targeted outreach to parents and children about human trafficking.

After moving to Bay Shore in 2014, she quickly became engaged in local civic life. With the encouragement of then-Senator Phil Boyle, she joined local advocacy groups and eventually became President of a local club.

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Brianne believes strong families build strong communities. She and her husband founded WayMaker Church in Bay Shore, opening their doors to serve neighbors in need. Since 2019, she has welcomed foreign exchange students into her home, and as a devoted mother who homeschools her children, she understands the importance of faith, parental involvement, and creating a safe, nurturing place for families to thrive.

Brianne works as a podcast producer at Lionheart.

Believes climate policies should balance environmental goals with affordability and reliability for working families.

- Believes climate policies should balance environmental goals with affordability and reliability for working families.

Committed to improving care for senior citizens and addressing substance abuse and the mental health crisis affecting children and young adults.

- Committed to improving care for senior citizens and addressing substance abuse and the mental health crisis affecting children and young adults.

So the first recommendation would be an awareness campaign. So we would like to see developed and deployed an inclusive education and awareness campaign to alert parents, caregivers, school personnel and those trained to be foster parents to the signs involving tactics of traffickers.

So after that first step we would like to implement an age appropriate, yearly educational program for middle school students, ideally integrated into health class. This would teach them to recognize grooming tactics and manipulative behaviors. So, of course, gaining approval from school superintendents and boards will be necessary. Other communities such as Brentwood are on board and have already begun similar initiatives.

So with collaboration among the County, the local organizations and churches, we believe funding can be found for some kind of a respite home. This is a cause we're pursuing for the safety of our youth and for all those victimized by trafficking.

Furthermore, we believe Suffolk County is in desperate need for safer housing options while victims of trafficking are recovering and that this investment in collaboration with outside organizations and agencies would be a great help to the success rate of trafficking victims. Thank you.

Committed to reforming bail laws and reversing discovery laws.

Calls for an awareness campaign to help parents, caregivers, school personnel, and foster parents identify traffickers' tactics.

Calls for yearly, age-appropriate middle-school education on recognizing grooming tactics and manipulative behaviors.

Calls for safer recovery housing for trafficking victims through collaboration with county government and outside organizations.

- Calls for an awareness campaign to help parents, caregivers, school personnel, and foster parents identify traffickers' tactics.
- Calls for yearly, age-appropriate middle-school education on recognizing grooming tactics and manipulative behaviors.
- Calls for safer recovery housing for trafficking victims through collaboration with county government and outside organizations.

New York State Senate District 4 is ready for new leadership. After moving to Bay Shore in 2014, she quickly became engaged in local civic life. With the encouragement of then-Senator Phil Boyle, she joined local advocacy groups and eventually became President of a local club.

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MEET BRIANNE Brianne Wakefield is, first and foremost, a woman of faith, a devoted wife of 20 years, and a proud mother of four, in addition to helping care for two nieces. As a Christian, she believes deeply in the importance of serving others and being actively involved in her community.

Brianne Wakefield moved to Bay Shore in 2014. She is married and has four children. She and her husband founded WayMaker Church in Bay Shore.

Brianne was honored as a Woman of Distinction for the 11th District in 2023. Brianne is a strong voice on affordability and energy policy, recognizing the growing burden placed on families and small businesses by New York’s climate mandates under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. She believes policies must balance environmental goals with real-world affordability and reliability for working families.

Committed to improving care for senior citizens, addressing substance abuse, and strengthening responses to mental-health challenges among children and young adults.

- Committed to improving care for senior citizens, addressing substance abuse, and strengthening responses to mental-health challenges among children and young adults.

Brianne has a proven record of service, fighting for her community through local outreach, nonprofit support, and efforts to protect vulnerable families. She works with community and law enforcement partners to combat human trafficking and is committed to policies that keep neighborhoods safe and give parents and residents a stronger voice.

Wakefield said her hometown of Bay Shore has become a hotspot for human trafficking. She shared a personal story about her husband, a pastor at a local church, who had invited a homeless woman into the church. Wakefield said experiences like these have only strengthened her determination to continue fighting against human trafficking and work toward reducing these situations in local communities. She recently held a human trafficking awareness event at the same train station, aiming to raise awareness and ensure the voices and stories of these women are heard.

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Committed to reforming New York's bail laws and reversing its discovery laws.

Committed to combating human and sex trafficking and working with community and law-enforcement partners on the issue.

- Committed to combating human and sex trafficking and working with community and law-enforcement partners on the issue.

MEET BRINE

Brianne Wakefield is, first and foremost, a woman of faith, a devoted wife of 20 years, and a proud mother of four, in addition to helping care for two nieces. As a Christian, she believes deeply in the importance of serving others and being actively involved in her community. With a calling placed on her heart to run for office, Brianne has committed herself fully to working hard, connecting with residents, and making a meaningful difference.

Brianne believes strong families build strong communities. She and her husband founded WayMaker Church in Bay Shore, opening their doors to serve neighbors in need.

Brianne Wakefield moved to Bay Shore in 2014. She and her husband founded WayMaker Church in Bay Shore. She is married and has four children.

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Professional Experience

Lionheart, Podcast Producer

Brianne Wakefield works as a podcast producer for Lionheart.

Believes New York's climate policies must balance environmental goals with affordability and reliability for working families.

- Believes New York's climate policies must balance environmental goals with affordability and reliability for working families.

Committed to improving care for senior citizens and addressing homelessness, substance abuse, and the mental health crisis affecting children and young adults.

- Committed to improving care for senior citizens and addressing homelessness, substance abuse, and the mental health crisis affecting children and young adults.

She currently serves on the Suffolk County Women’s Advisory Board, where she is Chairperson of the Human and Sex Trafficking Subcommittee. In this role, Brianne focuses on advancing solutions and exploring legislative action to combat human and sex trafficking across Long Island. Brianne was honored as a Woman of Distinction for the 11th District in 2023.

Committed to combating human and sex trafficking and exploring legislative action on the issue through a Suffolk County advisory board.

- Committed to combating human and sex trafficking and exploring legislative action on the issue through a Suffolk County advisory board.

- Committed to protecting parental rights, including religious exemptions.

MEET BRIANNE

Brianne Wakefield is, first and foremost, a woman of faith, a devoted wife of 20 years, and a proud mother of four, in addition to helping care for two nieces. As a Christian, she believes deeply in the importance of serving others and being actively involved in her community.

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Brianne Wakefield moved to Bay Shore in 2014. She and her husband founded WayMaker Church there. She has been married for 20 years and is a mother of four.

Professional Experience
Lionheart, Podcast Producer

Election Information

Believes climate policies must balance environmental goals with affordability and reliable energy for working families.

- Believes climate policies must balance environmental goals with affordability and reliable energy for working families.

Recommends a human-trafficking awareness campaign for parents and children.

Recommends safer housing options for people recovering from trafficking.

Committed to combating human and sex trafficking.

- Committed to reforming New York's bail laws.
- Committed to combating human and sex trafficking.

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