Brian J. McEvoy, County Legislator, Fifth Legislative District
BRIAN J. McEVOY
Republican
BACKGROUND:
- McEvoy, 59, of South Hempstead, has been the varsity basketball coach at Island Trees High School in Levittown since 2013. He also is running on the Conservative line.
- He has a bachelor’s degree from Adelphi University in Garden City and a certificate of leadership in business from the University of Notre Dame
- McEvoy previously worked for Verizon and GEICO.
ISSUES:
- McEvoy, whose father was a police officer, said he will fight any efforts to defund local police
- He supports using the county budget surplus to deliver tax cuts for residents
- McEvoy said he would target COVID relief funds to revitalize downtown areas and help small businesses recover from the pandemic
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
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