Debra Mulé, Nassau Legislator, 5th Legislative District

DEMOCRATIC

Mulé, 57, is running on the Democratic and Working Families lines. She is seeking her second term on the Nassau County Legislature.

ISSUES:

• Mulé said she has secured emphasized environmental issues on the legislature, advocating for bans of single-use plastic and paper bags and a Styrofoam ban on food and manufacturing products.
• Mulé said she is a strong supporter of the countywide reassessment of residential properties conducted by the administration of County Executive Laura Curran. Mulé said the reassessment would create a more accurate and fairer tax roll.
• Mulé said she has worked to secure consensus among lawmakers on important bills, including a ban on "revenge porn" to make posting of intimate sexual images of partners without their consent a crime punishable with jail time and fines.

By Scott Eidler

scott.eidler@newsday.com@ScottEidler

Scott Eidler is a deputy editor for the towns department at Newsday. Scott has worked at Newsday since 2012 and previously covered municipal government and education.