Opinion

For many years, from one election to the next, Nassau County's problems and opportunities seemed immovable and unchanging. Every Halloween deadline for the legislature to approve the county budget meant contending with endless deficits, growing debt and, often, delay. 
But the immovable has shifted and the unchangeable has evolved. 
Nassau's budget was balanced in 2019 and 2020, even before federal COVID-19 stimulus money and opioid settlement funds began to flow to the county. Debt has not grown over the past couple of years, but it has been refinanced. That means Nassau is paying lower rates on more than $1 billion in loans guaranteed by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, but will be paying for decades longer. There is an increasingly strong argument that the control period NIFA imposed on the county a decade ago should end soon. 
But governing a county that has a chance at success is, in some sense, trickier than running one caught in a spiral of negativity. 
With the finances at least temporarily under control, there is an opportunity to address other issues and move the county forward. Fat and unfair fees on real estate paperwork and red-light camera tickets that are already under fire from the courts should end. The phased-in fix of the assessment system that has bedeviled Nassau for decades must be wrestled back on track, then managed with consistent discipline, lest it careen off the tracks again. The county's archaic information technology systems, from its websites and consumer interfaces to the computers in Nassau's Mineola offices, must be modernized. There must be more fairness in how the county builds and cares for its roads and parks and other infrastructure, so that economically challenged communities get the resources wealthier communities take for granted. 
And when the booming consumer economy fades, and federal stimulus and opioid settlements wane, Nassau's finances may well revert to deficit disaster, especially if irresponsible decisions are made in the next few years. COVID-19 recovery must continue, and the needs of the county's most vulnerable residents must be met. 
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Kevan M. Abrahams says his district office is still inundated daily with calls from residents battered by the economic aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including job losses and trouble making mortgage and rent payments. 
But as the legislature’s minority leader, Abrahams, 47, of Freeport, is also tasked with the bigger picture. He vows to push for improvements in the county's police-reform plan with an eye toward an independent inspector general or civilian review board. He praises police outreach in recent months but says "interaction has to take place" regarding the hard parts of community relations. 
Abrahams urges procedural reforms that would assure worthy measures from all members get debated and get a vote. That's unlikely to happen unless Democrats win the majority and decide to make such a change. 
Republican Elton E. McCabe Jr., 55, of Uniondale, vows to hear all sides of issues but comes up light on specifics. 
Newsday endorses Abrahams. 
Nassau Legislative District 1 covers Uniondale, Roosevelt, parts of Freeport and East Meadow.

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Kevan Abrahams for Nassau Legislative District 1

Newsday endorses Abrahams for Nassau Legislative District 1

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In the difficult and ongoing conversation about police reform, Siela A. Bynoe has emerged as a crucial voice, whether advocating for a body camera program for Nassau police or pushing for first responders to improve the way they deal with mental health calls. 
Bynoe, 54, of Westbury, knows that policing can be enhanced in Nassau, even as law enforcement continues to deal with quality-of-life and gang issues. She also is focused on development at the Nassau Hub and is in tune with the region’s needs for housing and infrastructure. 
Her Republican opponent, Harold H. Germain, 33, of New Cassel, works in information technology and has not formulated strong opinions on some big issues like Hub development. He also expressed troubling COVID-19 vaccine views, declining to say whether he had been vaccinated and, when asked whether he’d encourage constituents to get vaccinated, saying only he’d "encourage them to follow the facts." 
Newsday endorses Bynoe. 
Nassau Legislative District 2 covers Lakeview, Hempstead, East Garden City, New Cassel and Hempstead.

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Siela Bynoe for Nassau Legislative District 2

Newsday endorses Bynoe for Nassau Legislative District 2

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The district needs an engaged, committed leader, who understands critical countywide issues and gives residents the attention they deserve. 
Democrat Carrié Solages, 42, of Lawrence, is completing his fifth term. But while Solages began his tenure as an enthusiastic lawmaker, he more recently has not been as involved. Beyond his push for testing and vaccination sites in the district, Solages has not offered the dynamic voice he once gave constituents. And the legislator's 2018 guilty pleas to noncriminal violations related to an alleged domestic violence incident remain concerning. Solages declined to speak with the Newsday editorial board. 
North Valley Stream Republican Bernadin Fleurima, 55, is a Seventh-day Adventist pastor who says he has served as a resource "anytime there's a problem." His attention to the area's economic needs, from small businesses and housing to jobs, is welcome. But he lacks the knowledge and skill set to serve at the county level. 
Newsday declines to make an endorsement in this race. 
Nassau Legislative District 3 covers Valley Stream, North and South Valley Stream, Elmont, South Floral Park and Inwood.

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No endorsement in Nassau Legislative District 3

Newsday makes no endorsement in Nassau Legislative District 3

The only registered Democrat in the Republican majority caucus, Denise A. Ford is seeking her 10th term. She chairs the Public Safety Committee, which conducted hearings into the county's police-reform plan. 
Ford, 70, of Long Beach, closely monitors road and drainage projects in her flood-prone, storm-battered, coastal district. Ask for a progress report and she'll tick off efforts on Nassau Boulevard, Lido Boulevard, West Broadway, the Nassau Expressway, and Rockaway Turnpike. Challenged on her party tilt, Ford says the GOP majority supported Democratic County Executive Laura Curran's efforts to cope with the pandemic and change property assessments. 
While Ford runs again on the GOP line, her Democratic opponent is Claudia P. Lovas, 46, of Long Beach, a managing attorney for a law practice. Lovas says that after decades of "the same old same old" she can prod new efforts to render the district more storm-resilient. 
Newsday endorses Ford. 
Nassau Legislative District 4 covers communities on Long Beach, Island Park, Woodsburgh, Lawrence, Barnum Island.

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Denise Ford for Nassau Legislative District 4

Newsday endorses Ford for Nassau Legislative District 4

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Debra S. Mulé’s district has plenty of nuts-and-bolts infrastructure issues that need addressing, and the 59-year-old from Freeport is up to the challenge. 
Mulé is focused on alleviating the threat of flooding around areas like Silver Lake, as well as pushing the Bay Park Conveyance Project, meant to divert sewage from Reynolds Channel, help reduce nitrogen levels, and bolster natural flood barriers. She is cognizant of the need to help businesses get back on their feet in Baldwin, and has her eyes on important local projects like transforming the Oakwood Beach Club into green space, and fixing up the historic Kellogg House in Baldwin. 
Her GOP opponent, Brian J. McEvoy, 59, of South Hempstead, is an assistant varsity basketball coach at Island Trees High School in Levittown and an attendance coordinator at Hewlett High School. He is attuned to some district issues but doesn’t disagree with Mulé on much. 
Newsday endorses Mulé. 
Nassau Legislative District 5 covers South Hempstead, Freeport, Baldwin, Baldwin Harbor, part of Merrick.

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Debra Mulé for Nassau Legislative District 5

Newsday endorses Mulé for Nassau Legislative District 5

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When Democrat Laura J. Burns sought this seat two years ago we endorsed her, not because Republican C. William Gaylor is a poor option but because Burns is an unusually good one. 
She's only gotten better. 
Burns, 52, a children's book author from Rockville Centre, is a passionate advocate for sensible gun laws. She correctly supports mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for police officers and county staffers who deal with the public, while Gaylor does not. And she's not afraid to buck Democrats: She says County Executive Laura Curran is wrong not to fill dozens of open positions in the county assessment office. 
Gaylor, 58, of Lynbrook, represents his district well, but is too often on the wrong side of issues. He often calls Curran's assessment system fix a backdoor tax increase, which it isn't, and has claimed gradual and minimal steps would fix inequities in the system, which they wouldn't. 
Newsday endorses Burns. 
Nassau Legislative District 6 covers Hewlett, Lynbrook, North Lynbrook, part of South Hempstead, Malverne.

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Laura Burns for Nassau Legislative District 6

Newsday endorses Burns for Nassau Legislative District 6

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Two years ago, the Newsday editorial board called Republican Howard J. Kopel "very quiet." 
Little has changed. 
Kopel, 70, of Lawrence, rightly points to county finances as a legitimate concern, often providing a smart, nuanced perspective, and he recognizes his district's infrastructure and road improvement needs. But the six-term incumbent unfortunately falls back on familiar tropes, complaining of overdevelopment and assessments, incorrectly suggesting the unhappiness he's heard about tax increases means "there's got to be something wrong." 
East Rockaway Democrat Lisa Daniels, 55, first ran against Kopel in 2013. An attorney, she says she'd be a steady and active presence in the district who would focus on constituent services, small-business needs, and a more holistic approach to development. She points to drainage and flooding issues and says the area must do more to be ready for the next big storm. 
Newsday endorses Daniels. 
Nassau Legislative District 7 covers Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett Bay Park, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Oceanside.

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Lisa Daniels for Nassau Legislative District 7

Newsday endorses Daniels for Nassau Legislative District 7

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When Vincent T. Muscarella, one of Nassau's original legislators, decided to run for district court judge, it opened up a seat in a district ripe for new leadership. 
Enter attorney John J. Giuffre and activist Nadia Holubnyczyj. 
Holubnyczyj, 53, has been a familiar face around the district. A civic association leader and a passionate advocate for the rights of the disabled, she pushed the state to add Floral Park station accessibility to the Long Island Rail Road third track effort. But the Floral Park Democrat is too quick to oppose key regional efforts, including the Belmont Park redevelopment, and she says the third track was unnecessary, alluding mysteriously to "other plans" the state might have had that the "public is not aware of." Holubnyczyj should stay involved, focusing her advocacy on continuing to make the county and her community a better place for those who are disabled. 
Stewart Manor Republican Giuffre is an attorney who specializes in wills and guardianships. Giuffre, 57, sees the legislator job as a "natural extension" of the public service he's done in his work. In a low-key but thoughtful manner, he focuses on the basics for his district, like roads and infrastructure, and has worthwhile ideas about the troubled Nassau University Medical Center, such as adding veterans' services there and using its surrounding campus for new purposes. 
While Giuffre, too, had concerns about Belmont Park and the third track, in both cases he attempted to see them in a nuanced way. He recalls driving the perimeter of Belmont to see how the developer was separating the project from the nearby homes. And he says he has come to recognize the benefits of the third track, including the grade-crossing eliminations in the district, and sees it as an example of how effective communication and outreach can work in a project's favor. 
Newsday endorses Giuffre. 
Nassau Legislative District 8 covers Bellerose, Floral Park, Stewart Manor, Franklin Square, West Hempstead.

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John J. Giuffre for Nassau Legislative District 8

Newsday endorses Giuffre for Nassau Legislative District 8

Nassau adopted a county legislature system 26 years ago, and Republican Richard J. Nicolello, 61, of New Hyde Park, has been in that body throughout, serving as presiding officer the past four years. His longevity does him credit, as does his well-mannered and well-intentioned leadership. He's no flamethrower, a huge plus during crises like COVID-19. And when he does battle Democrats and County Executive Laura Curran, her initiatives often get better. 
But there is room to improve. Take his push to cut fees on real estate paperwork and red-light camera tickets: Ending the fees is correct, but introducing the costly idea two days before Curran's budget was due is not. 
Republicans are bucking Curran's fiscal caution, but Nicolello must be poised to pull back on spending and increase revenue when tough times return and federal stimulus runs out. His opponent, Salju K. Thomas, is not actively campaigning. 
Newsday endorses Nicolello. 
Nassau Legislative District 9 covers Plandomes, Munsey Park, Roslyn Estates, New Hyde Park to Mineola, Albertson.

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Richard Nicolello for Nassau Legislative District 9

Newsday endorses Nicolello for Nassau Legislative District 9

Democrat Ellen W. Birnbaum has gone door-to-door to make sure business owners know about available COVID-19 relief funds. The Great Neck incumbent emphasizes the importance of encouraging residents to use public transit and understands the complexities of downtown redevelopment in a district with 10 different villages. But while Birnbaum, 66, grasps her district's needs, the parochial take is insufficient on larger issues like water supply, where she doesn't yet embrace a countywide or regionwide approach. 
Fellow Great Neck resident Mazi Melesa Pilip, 42, points to the district's changing demographics and her ability to bring people together. The Republican should stay involved in district advocacy, but needs a better understanding of county finances and other issues to serve as legislator. 
In her next term, Birnbaum should use her knowledge of local water operations to advocate for a broader view of the county's water needs and should see through key road and other infrastructure projects. 
Newsday endorses Birnbaum. 
Nassau Legislative District 10 covers Kings Point, Great Neck, Lake Success, Manhasset, Searington, Herricks.

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Ellen Birnbaum for Nassau Legislative District 10

Newsday endorses Birnbaum for Nassau Legislative District 10

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Delia M. DeRiggi Whitton, 53, of Glen Cove, has been on top of the many thorny issues faced by her North Shore district. 
That includes testing, food delivery, and the need to get funds to businesses for the ongoing COVID-19 recovery, as well as the longer-lasting social and infrastructure needs that did not disappear during the pandemic. DeRiggi Whitton, a Democrat seeking her sixth term, has pushed for more Narcan training to respond to opioid overdoses, and more traffic-calming and drainage improvements. And she has promised to keep cleaning up Hempstead Harbor during her time in office, a worthy goal and just one of the water quality issues she knows are essential in the district. 
Republican opponent Meagan M. McCarty, 40, of Port Washington, a former GOP legislative aide, has an admirable civic spirit and focus on constituent services, but less of the deep experience required to connect the dots for the district. 
Newsday endorses DeRiggi Whitton. 
Nassau Legislative District 11 covers Glen Cove, Sands Point, Port Washington, Flower Hill, Sea Cliff south to Roslyn.

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Delia DeRiggi Whitton for Nassau Legislative District 11

Newsday endorses DeRiggi Whitton for Nassau Legislative District 11

William E. Rogers is a newcomer to politics. He’s a Democrat who returned to South Farmingdale after medical retirement from the Army last year. 
He challenges James D. Kennedy, 47, a Massapequa Republican seeking his fourth full term. Despite his experience, Kennedy has remained in the background, lacking focus and leadership on specific legislation or issues. He says federal COVID-19 relief funding and pharmaceutical company lawsuit money should be used wisely, but did not offer specifics on how to execute that goal despite serious opioid problems in his district. 
Rogers, 26, is passionate about many issues, including a plan for residential property tax relief, the expansion of services to veterans and seniors, and advocacy for small businesses, workers' rights and unionization. He should channel this fresh energy to press the need to rethink the assessment system and make progress on veterans affairs in Nassau County. 
Newsday endorses Rogers. 
Nassau Legislative District 12 covers the Southeast corner of Oyster Bay, Massapequa north to South Farmingdale.

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William Rogers for Nassau Legislative District 12

Newsday endorses Rogers for Nassau Legislative District 12

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Thomas McKevitt previously served in the State Assembly and worked on what he called the more "global" issues of finance or the economy. But now, after two terms on the local level, he celebrates being able to "make a bigger difference in people’s lives." 
The 50-year-old East Meadow Republican is making headway on that front, whether it’s a focus on the way police respond to mental health crisis situations or helping callers get vaccine appointments. He has pushed for flooding solutions for residents close to Newbridge Creek, trying to improve drainage for people who have needed sandbags for even minor rainfall. 
Democrat Eileen M. Napolitano, 59, of East Meadow, is a licensed optician and school board member who has run for the legislature before. She does not disagree with McKevitt on much, but she has a record of advocacy and should continue raising her voice for her community. 
Newsday endorses McKevitt. 
Nassau Legislative District 13 covers East Meadow, North Merrick, North Wantagh, North Bellmore and Salisbury.

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Thomas McKevitt for Nassau Legislative District 13

Newsday endorses McKevitt for Nassau Legislative District 13

Running for a fifth term, Laura M. Schaefer is well-versed in district concerns from water quality to property tax assessment. She discusses goals and services without resorting to slogans. 
Membership in the Republican majority gives Schaefer, 53, of Westbury, clout in pushing for her district. Perhaps she can make headway with industrial development authorities by chipping away at the opaqueness of granting tax breaks. Her stances on better funding and coordination of mental-health programs, county-town collaborations and fact-based police reform ring realistic. 
But nobody should lightly dismiss Democrat Robert T. McCarthy, 25, of Garden City. He campaigns vigorously and articulates credible, and even outside-the-box, positions on subjects like the need for new comprehensive traffic plans and suggests a 23-year-old cannabis sales age. McCarthy, now a law student, clearly shows the right stuff for public service — hopefully in the not-too-distant future. 
Newsday endorses Schaefer. 
Nassau Legislative District 14 covers Garden City, Garden City South, Carle Place, Westbury, Hicksville, part of Bethpage.

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Laura Schaefer for Nassau Legislative District 14

Newsday endorses Schaefer for Nassau Legislative District 14

Republican John R. Ferretti, 38, is as traditional a Nassau County politician as you’ll find these days, and in some ways that’s a good thing. Ferretti is very knowledgeable about and committed to his home community of Levittown, and the broader district. Because of that his constituent service is strong, and his pushes for infrastructure projects and repairs land with precision. 
His successful push to create a registry that alerts neighbors to dogs with a history of violent attacks living within a 1,000-foot radius is one example of his grassroots chops. His ongoing attempt to make the county maintain and shovel sidewalks on county roads within 1,000 feet of schools that abut the rear of residences, which homeowners rarely maintain, is another. 
But Ferretti can also be an old-fashioned Nassau political bomb-thrower, too quick to score points off rivals and sow counterproductive dissension. 
Democrat Matthew W. Malin is not actively campaigning. 
Newsday endorses Ferretti. 
Nassau Legislative District 15 covers Central Nassau County, Westbury, Levittown.

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John Ferretti for Nassau Legislative District 15

Newsday endorses Ferretti for Nassau Legislative District 15

Arnold W. Drucker has established himself as a pragmatic and passionate legislator willing to think outside the box. 
That has been the case from his work on school bus cameras, more housing options, and better sidewalks to his fights to discourage tobacco use and vaping among young Long Islanders and thereby improve the county's health. The 64-year-old Plainview Democrat is also trying to attack the lack of diversity among Nassau County police officers, pushing for a micro credentialing program at Nassau Community College that would allow those interested in criminal justice careers to get a "certificate" that would be worth credits on the police entrance exam. It’s refreshing to see lawmakers try new solutions for our ingrained problems. 
His opponent, Plainview Republican Daniel Alter, 47, is a professor of restorative dentistry at New York City College of Technology who does not have Drucker’s granular knowledge of major county issues. 
Newsday endorses Drucker. 
Nassau Legislative District 16 covers Roslyn Heights, Old Westbury, Jericho, Plainview.

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Arnold Drucker for Nassau Legislative District 16

Newsday endorses Drucker for Nassau Legislative District 16

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Hicksville is poised for a renaissance, a revitalization that could make the community a bustling and attractive destination. But the hamlet and its neighboring communities need a representative who has a vision to move them forward. 
Hicksville Republican Rose Marie Walker hasn't changed much in her six terms as the district's legislator. She touts an open-door policy for constituents and understands the county's financial concerns. But Walker has been unwilling to expand her thinking on what's possible for downtown Hicksville and unable to move the hamlet's revitalization forward. When asked for her vision, Walker, 70, pivots to what she doesn't want. "I don't want Hicksville to be high-rise buildings," she says. But no one is proposing anything close to "high-rise buildings" in Hicksville and Walker's imagination for the community's future seems to involve mostly wanting green space, open space and places to gather. 
Hicksville Democrat Raja K. Singh is a real estate and immigration attorney who owns his own practice. He argues that many business owners in the district, including some of his clients, haven't known how to access grants and other help and need a lawmaker who can do a better job of connecting with them and providing information. Singh rightly points out that even as Hicksville has experienced demographic shifts, very little has changed in its infrastructure, housing and green space since he arrived in the hamlet in 2006. 
Singh, 37, wants Hicksville to become the "center of Long Island" where people want to shop and dine and he welcomes more housing, restaurants and entertainment offerings around the train station, even if it means adding a few extra stories to make the housing more affordable. And he says he's "not opposed to doing the work myself to make these things happen." 
Such leadership would be welcome. 
Newsday endorses Singh. 
Nassau Legislative District 17 covers Bethpage, Old Bethpage, part of Seaford, Plainedge, North Massapequa, Farmingdale.

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Raja Singh for Nassau Legislative District 17

Newsday endorses Singh for Nassau Legislative District 17

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Joshua Alexander Lafazan, of Woodbury, was the youngest Nassau legislator ever. Now 27, Lafazan has proved to be a strong voice for his district. 
Lafazan recruited volunteers to shop for seniors during the pandemic and takes pride in getting every county road in his district paved. A misstep this term was legislation he sponsored to add first responders as a protected class under the county’s Human Rights Law, which would allow them to sue protesters for "discrimination." It was vetoed after its constitutionality was questioned by the state’s attorney general. 
Lafazan must direct his energy to critical countywide improvements such as bringing its information technology into the 21st century. That's a strength shown by his work on a 24-hour hotline staffed by substance abuse counselors, and development of the "Nassau C.A.R.E.S." app, a searchable treatment database. 
Republican candidate Paolo A. Pironi declined to be interviewed. 
Newsday endorses Lafazan. 
Nassau Legislative District 18 covers Northeast area of Oyster Bay, Cove Neck, East Hills, Glenhead, Woodbury, Brookville.

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Joshua Lafazan for Nassau Legislative District 18

Newsday endorses Lafazan for Nassau Legislative District 18

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Democrat Jacob I. Schuster, working at a law firm while awaiting his bar results, is just 26, but his political knowledge and instincts belie his years. His work as an aide to State Sen. John Brooks, and on previous political campaigns in the district, has given Schuster, of Bellmore, a thorough political grounding. His time as an EMT has given him a unique look at constituents' lives. 
On issue after issue, from demanding county police and other public-facing employees be vaccinated, to supporting the construction of more and varied housing, to understanding why police reform is crucial for Nassau, Schuster gets it right. 
Bellmore Republican Steven D. Rhoads, 52, is a master of constituent service whose knowledge of every road and park in the district is encyclopedic. But he's wrong to oppose mandating vaccines for county employees, and he's less aggressive than Schuster in pushing for new housing. 
Newsday endorses Schuster. 
Nassau Legislative District 19 covers Bellmore, Wantagh, Seaford, parts of Freeport and Merrick.

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Jacob Schuster for Nassau Legislative District 19

Newsday endorses Schuster for Nassau Legislative District 19

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