Elton E. McCabe, Jr., County Legislator — First Legislative District

ELTON E. MCCABE JR.

Republican

BACKGROUND:

• McCabe, 55, served in the U.S. Army as a crew chief for the 67th Uniformed Division. He is also running on the Conservative Party line.
• McCabe attended Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park before he received an engineering degree from Southern Illinois University.
• McCabe is an active member of his church

ISSUES:

• McCabe said he would work to boost relations between members of the First Legislative District and law enforcement.
• McCabe said he would work to revitalize local downtown businesses.
• McCabe said he would vow not to vote for county budgets with tax increases.

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.