Ben Jackson, Republican candidate for Nassau County Legislature District 6,...

Ben Jackson, Republican candidate for Nassau County Legislature District 6, poses for a portrait during GOP Photo Day at Nassau County Republican Headquarters in Westbury on Friday, March 31, 2023. -- slVOTE -- (subject was previously identified by GOP as Benjamin Walker. This transmission corrects his name. Please re-send to Stan Wolfson) Credit: James Escher

BENJAMIN JACKSON

Republican

BACKGROUND:

  • Jackson, 61, of Freeport, is also running on the Conservative line and is seeking his first term as county legislator.
  • He is the proprietor of the general contracting business he founded in 1980.
  • He is president of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Village of Freeport Zoning Board and the Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. 

ISSUES:

  • Jackson would provide tax relief by drawing on his business background with a focus on cost-effective operations. 
  • He would promote drug education and treatment programs to address drug addiction.
  • He would protect Nassau’s natural resources, restore wetlands and coastal areas and combat pollution of our waterways and bays.
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