Nassau County executive candidate: Edward Mangano
Edward Mangano is the Republican candidate for Nassau County executive. Mangano is trailing Democratic incumbent Tom Suozzi by 237 votes out of 245,537 that had been counted as of Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. (June 26, 2009)
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EDWARD P. MANGANO
REPUBLICAN
BACKGROUND: Mangano, 47, of Bethpage, is also running on the Tax Revolt Party line. He has been a county legislator since 1996. He is a graduate of Hofstra Law School and works as an attorney with Rifkin Radler in Uniondale.
ISSUES: He said his top priority is reforming the county's system for assessing property for tax purposes. He said he wants to create jobs, preserve the environment and make government more efficient. If elected, he said, his first action would be to try to repeal the 2.5 percent energy sales tax imposed earlier this year on oil and other home heating fuels. He said the second most important reason for running was that incumbent Democrat Thomas Suozzi would not rule out a run for higher office and the county needs full-time leadership next year as it battles with lower sales tax revenue and increasing costs. On the Lighthouse Project he said, "As soon as the Town of Hempstead finishes its environmental review, I look forward to supporting the project."
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