Debra S. Mulé for Nassau Legislative District 6
Democratic Legis. Debra S. Mulé is running for reelection in the Nassau County Legislature's 6th District. Credit: James Escher
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The 6th District includes Baldwin, Baldwin Harbor and Freeport.
Debra S. Mulé refuses to give up.
Even as she deals with a legislative majority that won't let her legislation come to a vote, or approve some of her district’s funding requests, Mulé keeps pushing, going as far as suing the county, along with fellow lawmaker Scott Davis, regarding Nassau County Executive Bruce A. Blakeman's special deputies program. And the Freeport Democrat continues to search for alternative ways to help her district, utilizing, for example, capital program funding to secure a needed bucket truck for Baldwin's fire department.
Mulé, 63, worked previously as a social worker and rightly recognizes how that background helps her assist constituents and resolve concerns. And she promises to use her voice to advocate for residents when it comes to larger issues like public water and the future of Nassau University Medical Center.
Republican candidate Danielle Samantha Smikle, a Freeport resident, did not meet with the editorial board. Smikle, 28, is a teacher and certified software engineer who ran unsuccessfully for the Assembly last year.
Newsday Opinion endorses Mulé.
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