Career
Fields was chosen to represent this district in a special election held on March 9, 2004 due to incumbent Steve Levy's resignation to be become Suffolk County Executive. She was re-elected in 2006 and again in 2008, when she defeated Republican opponent John Bugler. In September 2010, she lost the Democratic primary race to Ken Mangan. Fields ran in the 2010 general election on the Independence and Working Families party lines, but was defeated by Republican Al Graf.
Fields previously served as a lawmaker in the Suffolk County Legislature (2000–2003), where she chaired the Health Committee. Prior to her election to the legislature she served as a health care administrator for 37 years.
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