Viviana L. Russell

Credit: Dawn McCormick

Russell, 54, of New Cassel, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic party line in the general election.
She was a North Hempstead Town councilwoman for 12 years, overseeing the development of more than 200 units of affordable housing in Carle Place and New Cassel. She helped develop the $26 million Yes We Can Community Center in New Cassel. As a councilwoman, Russell oversaw contracting and design for the project as well as programming after it opened.
Russell graduated from the College of New Rochelle with a bachelor's degree in social sciences and is still an associate real estate broker with a consulting firm.

Russell said her top priority is affordability in Nassau County. She said she will work on ways to reduce taxes, the cost of living and fees.
She said she will work on public safety, focusing on budgets for policing and safety programs. She said she will also focus on ways to deal with concerns like dangerous driving.
Russell said infrastructure, including safety inspections, is another point of focus for her.

LaMont E. Johnson