Council member, Town of Hempstead, 5th District: Jasmine Peña
Jasmine Peña, Democratic candidate for the Hempstead Town Council's 5th District, at the party's countywide campaign headquarters in Garden City on June 8. Credit: James Escher
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JASMINE PEÑA
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Peña, 35, of Freeport, is seeking her first term on the Hempstead Town Board.
- She is a financial analyst who also owns a landscaping company and a delicatessen.
- She has a bachelor’s in business administration from Baruch College.
ISSUES:
- Peña said she would work to address a housing shortage in Hempstead, though she wants more local control than she said would have been allowed under a statewide proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
- She said she wants more outreach and transparency about Las Vegas Sands’ proposed $4 billion casino-resort at the site of the Nassau Coliseum, especially regarding issues like traffic and air quality.
- She said she would push the town to hire staff veterinarians at the municipal animal shelter, a move she said would result in better care for the animals there.
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