Howard J. Kopel

Credit: Kathy M Helgeson

Kopel, 75, of Lawrence, is a registered Republican and is running on the Republican and Conservative Party lines in the general election. He is presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature.
Kopel is an attorney and founder of a national title insurance and settlement services company in Valley Stream. He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and Brooklyn College Law School.
He has served in the legislature since 2010 and is serving his ninth term in office.

Kopel said he would freeze taxes in 2027, following a previous $70 million property tax cut.
He said he would protect suburban communities by rejecting state mandates and proposals for high rise developments and regonalization proposals for local control of schools.
He said he has worked with the legislature to increase police presence and protections of houses of worship and fighting antisemitism.

Douglas J. Segan