Denise A. Ford, County Legislator, Fourth Legislative District

DENISE A. FORD

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

• Denise Ford, 70, of Long Beach, a retired New York Telephone worker, is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines. She was elected in 2003 and is seeking her 10th two-year term.
• A registered Democrat, Ford is the chair of the Public Safety Committee and caucuses with Republicans.
• She graduated from St. Michael's High School in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Ford ran for office after her husband, Harry, a New York City firefighter, was killed in an Astoria fire on Father’s Day 2001.

ISSUES:

• Ford has been a vocal advocate for upgrades to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant and conveyance project to help restore the marshes and marine life in the Western Bays.
• She sponsored legislation to prohibit the sale of Styrofoam products in Nassau County.
• The veteran lawmaker has pushed for an increase in the number of police and correction officers as well as civilian-side employees such as school crossing guards, medics and public safety officers.

By Robert Brodsky

robert.brodsky@newsday.com@BrodskyRobert

Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.