Member of Senate, 6th District — Democratic: Taylor R. Darling

Taylor R. Darling

Democrat

BACKGROUND:

• Darling, 40, of Hempstead, is serving her third term as a member of the New York State Assembly.
• She is a graduate of Uniondale High School and holds a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia and both a master's degree and a doctorate from Hofstra University.
• She was first elected in 2018 to represent the 18th Assembly District.

ISSUES:

• Darling said she would use her experience as a state legislature to continue to ensure the district receives state aid. She says she is “a coalition builder and champion of common-sense legislation.”
• She said she has delivered millions of dollars to local municipalities for public safety, health care, capital projects, road/highway repair, education, libraries and homeownership.
• If elected, she said she would push for state funding of train station upgrades to “ease the burden of congestion pricing,” create more home-ownership opportunities, stabilizing and growing NUMC, and investing in tomorrow’s leaders through educational programs like the first in NY pre-apprenticeship program at Roosevelt H.S., which she supported.

By Candice Ferrette

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Candice Ferrette covers Nassau County government and politics on Long Island. She has been a reporter at Newsday since 2011.