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2016 Election Day Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Polls Open: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Abbreviations Used In This Guide CON DEM IND GRE

Conservative Democrat Independence Green Party

REP WFP RFM WEP

Republican Working Families Reform Party Women’s Equality

TRV Tax Revolt Party

LWVNC Voter Guide 2016, a publication of the League of Women Voters of Nassau County. Reprinted with permission.

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U.S. HOUSE - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3

★ Choose One ★

JACK MARTINS (REP, CON, RFM) Website: martinsforcongress.com/ Campaign Phone: (516) 280-9701 Campaign Email: contact@martinsforcongress.com Campaign Mailing Address: PO Box 12, Williston Park, NY 11596 Facebook: www.facebook.com/martinsforcongress/ Twitter: twitter.com/MartinsNY3 OCD: ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/cd:3 Biographical Info: Key Endorsements: Speaker Paul Ryan, Reps.

Pete King & Lee Zeldin, Former Rep. Bob Turner, Sens. John Flanagan & Carl Marcellino, Nassau County PBA, SOA & DAI, Suffolk County PBA, SOA & DAI, Suffolk County Police Conference, Suffolk County Detective Investigators PBA, Nassau-Suffolk Building & Construction Trades Council, NYC Carpenters, CSEA, AFSCME, NECA, Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County.

Education: Bachelor’s degree, American University Juris Doctor, St. John’s rdsley

School of Law. Experience and Qualifications: NYS Senator, 7th District (2011-present).

Working in a bipartisan manner, repeatedly cut taxes for families & businesses, passed property tax cap, controlled state spending, delivered record state education aid for local schools. Chair of Labor Committee & CoChair Workforce Development Task Force. Mayor of Mineola (2003-2010), restructured Village’s finances, reduced Village’s long-term debt by 35%.

Small business owner, husband and father of four daughters.

City of Port Chester

Scarsdale

City of

Greenville

Community Involvement: Statewide Financial Restructuring Board (member), Long Island Regional Economic Development Council (former member), New York Conference of Mayors (former Executive Board member), Nassau County Village Officials Association (former Executive Board member), County Seat Kiwanis Club (member), Lions Club (member), St. Aidan’s Church-Williston Park (parishioner), National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (Board member).

Questions: Q:Economy: What steps would you propose at the federal level to reduce income inequality, while still encouraging economic growth? (Maximum of 800 characters) A: We must cut taxes and require regulatory reform to help reduce the burden on local families and businesses, just as we’ve done in New York State over the last six years.

As State Senator, I’ve cut state income taxes for middle class families to their lowest levels in decades (twice) and cut taxes for businesses without raising a single tax or fee. Right now, federal corporate tax rates for small businesses are over 35%, the highest of any industrialized country.

Reducing those rates and removing loopholes would enable all businesses to invest those savings into growing their business, creating jobs and raising wages. Giving people more opportunity to get good paying, full time jobs is the best way to achieve economic growth while reducing income inequality.

Q: Energy Policy: What immediate steps would you propose to still meet America’s energy needs while reducing global warming? (Maximum of 800 characters) A: Over the past decade, America has become a net energy producer. This energy security has allowed not only for reduced energy costs for all of us and much needed relief for energy dependent industries, but an opportunity to refocus on our critically important environmental stewardship. We must continue to commit to cleaner, more efficient engines and systems while promoting legislation and policies that allow for a transition to renewable energy as a viable and reliable resource. Such an effort includes committing to research breakthroughs in energy storage as a means of making hydro, solar and wind power viable and reliable. While US renewable electricity generation hovers under 15%, other countries are at over 90% and headed to 100%. We must commit to that challenge - and win!

Long Island Sound

Harrison

Scarsdale City of Yonkers

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3

WESTCHESTER Eastchester

Rye

Eastchester

City of Rye

Mamaroneck

YonkersBronxville

Rye Eatons NeckAsharoken

City of Mamaroneck

PelhamNew Rochelle Mount Vernon New Rochelle

Larchmont

Smithtown

Lloyd Harbor Bayville

Huntington Bay

Centre Island

Pelham

City of

Pelham Manor

Lattingtown

Glen Cove Glen Cove

Mill Neck

Halesite

Cove Neck

Locust Valley

Kings PointPlandome Manor Roslyn Harbor Flower Hill Greenvale

Fort Salonga

Nissequogue Kings Park

Huntington

East Northport

Greenlawn Smithtown

Laurel HollowCold Spring Harbor

Oyster BayOyster Bay Cove

Upper BrookvilleEast Norwich Sea Cliff Glen Head Port Washington North Manorhaven Old Brookville Baxter Estates Muttontown Port WashingtonGlenwood Landing

NASSAU

Northport Centerport

Huntington

Oyster Bay Matinecock Sands Point

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Q: Transportation: What steps would you propose to rebuild and maintain America’s transportation infrastructure, including the US Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account? (Maximum 800 characters) A: Transportation infrastructure is the foundation upon which our economy is built. Washington must increase its commitment to both, especially here in NY where our aging infrastructure is in dire need of reinvestment. Infrastructure projects enhance safety and efficiency, promote economic development and create jobs. As a State Senator, I supported significant increases in state infrastructure investment to rebuild our roads, bridges and mass transit. Washington must do its part and re-prioritize investments back to NY - our taxpayers have for decades funded infrastructure projects around the country, it’s time that investment came home.

As we look to our present and future challenges as a region, Washington must ensure our fair share.

Huntington Station

Elwood

Commack

SUFFOLK South Huntington Woodbury West Hills

Hauppauge

Brookville Syosset Dix Hills Roslyn Great NeckNorth Hempstead East Hills Munsey Park Saddle Rock Central Islip Thomaston Jericho Roslyn Estates Old Westbury Brentwood Melville Manhasset Plainview Great Neck Estates Roslyn Heights University Gardens North Hills Albertson New York Searingtown Lake Success Wheatley Heights Deer Park North Bay Shore Hicksville East Williston Westbury New Cassel Manhasset HillsHerricks Baywood Old Bethpage Islip Terrace Bethpage Carle Place Wyandanch Salisbury Islip North New Hyde Park Mineola Islip Garden City Park Bay Shore North Babylon FarmingdaleEast Farmingdale New Hyde Park East Garden City Brightwaters East Islip Babylon Garden City Levittown Plainedge Bellerose TerraceFloral Park West Babylon East Meadow South Farmingdale BelleroseStewart Manor West IslipWest Bay Shore South Floral ParkGarden City South Hempstead North Lindenhurst North Massapequa HempsteadUniondale North Amityville ElmontFranklin Square North Wantagh Babylon

QUEENS

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TOM SUOZZI

(DEM)

Website: suozziforcongress.com Campaign Phone: (516) 803-4066 Campaign Email: info@suozziforcongress.com Campaign Mailing Address: Suozzi 2016 PO Box 669, Glen Cove, NY 11542 OCD: ocd-division/country:us/state:ny/cd:3

Biographical Info: Key Endorsements: Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, New York City Council Member Paul Vallone, New York State Senator Tony Avella, Former New York City Comptroller John Lui, New York State Assemblyman Ron Kim, SEIU 32BJ, United Transportation Union Local 645, UFCW 1500, International Machinists 15, Long Island Environmental Voters Forum.

Education: J.D., 1989, Fordham University; B.S., 1984, Boston College Experience and Qualifications: Tom Suozzi, a CPA and attorney, has served as

mayor of his hometown, Glen Cove, NY from 19942001 and as Nassau County Executive from 2002-2009.

Prior to Suozzi taking office, Nassau County was on the brink of bankruptcy and declared the “worst run county in America” by the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. Suozzi successfully steered Nassau back from financial collapse and restored it to fiscal stability.

In 2005, he was honored as Governing Magazine’s “Public Official of the Year.”

Community Involvement: As a public official in my hometown, and in Nassau County, I have

been involved for decades in many community, civic and not-for-profit organizations by serving on their boards, raising money for their organizations and volunteering my time. I have served as the President of the NY County Executives Association and was appointed by two governors to chair the NYS Commission on Property Tax Relief.

Currently, I’m serving as the Chairman of the Morgan Park Summer Music Festival and I am a member of St. Rocco’s Catholic Church.

the federal level to reduce income inequality, while still encouraging economic growth? (Maximum of 800 characters) A: I still believe in the American dream, but it has changed thanks to globalization and rapidly changing technology. In Congress I will fight for more skills, more jobs, more wages. I will get federal funding back to our district for infrastructure projects and clean energy projects to create more jobs. I will work to prepare our youth to work in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math fields, to combat the tide of jobs outsourcing overseas, and ensure our future prosperity.

Q: Energy Policy: What immediate steps would

you propose to still meet America’s energy needs while reducing global warming? (Maximum of 800 characters) A: Named “Environmentalist of the Year,” by the League of Conservation Voters, and being endorsed in this race by the Long Island Environmental Voters Forum, I have an environmental record I am proud of. In Congress I will fight to increase our energy independence, lower our energy expenditures, and transition the country toward cleaner, more cost-effective energy sources. Clean energy investment will safeguard our economic and national security, and improve our overall public health.

Q: Transportation: What steps would you propose

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to rebuild and maintain America’s transportation infrastructure, including the US Highway Trust Fund and the Mass Transit Account?

(Maximum 800 characters A: We need to bring our tax dollars back to our district, and invest in our roads, bridges and tunnels. As a former mayor and county executive, I navigated the complex bureaucracy in Washington, bringing tens of millions in federal funds back home.

I know how to bring our hard earned tax dollars back to our communities, and in Congress I will fight to keep more of our tax dollars in our district so we can reinvest in our infrastructure, and bring jobs and economic growth to our community.

YOUR COUNTRY. YOUR VOTE. YOUR DUTY.

Questions: Q: Economy: What steps would you propose at

U.S. HOUSE - CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 ★ Choose One ★

KATHLEEN RICE (DEM)

DAVID GURFEIN (REP)

Munsey Park Roslyn Great Neck Gardens East Hills addle Rock Roslyn Estates Kensington Great Neck PlazaManhasset Great Neck Estates Thomaston North Hempstead Russell Gardens Roslyn Heights

Oyster Bay CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4 Jericho

Old Westbury

Plainview

North Hills SearingtownAlbertson

University Gardens Lake Success

Hicksville Williston ParkEast Williston Manhasset Hills Herricks

Westbury

New Cassel Bethpage

Borough of Queens

New Hyde Park

South Floral Park

Garden City

Plainedg

Levittown East Meadow

Garden City South

QUEENS

Hempstead Elmont

Salisbury

East Garden City

Bellerose Bellerose TerraceFloral ParkStewart Manor New York

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Mineola North New Hyde Park Garden City Park

Franklin Square West Hempstead

North Massapequ Uniondale North Wantagh North Bellmore North Merrick

North Valley Stream

Malverne Park Oaks Lakeview Malverne

NASSAU

South Hempstead

Roosevelt Wantagh

North Lynbrook Rockville Centre

Valley Stream

Efforts by the League of Women Voters of Nassau County to obtain answers to its questionnaire from U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice or her Republican challenger, David Gurfein, were unavailing.

Bellmore

Lynbrook

South Valley Stream

Freeport Hewlett East Rockaway

Woodmere Hewlett Bay ParkHewlett Harbor Bay Park Cedarhurst

VOTE TUESDAY, 11/8/16

Baldwin

Inwood

Hempstead Oceanside

Baldwin Harbor

Hewlett Neck Woodsburgh

Lawrence

Island ParkBarnum Island Harbor Isle

QUEENS

New York

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Atlantic Beach Long Beach East Atlantic Beach

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Long Beach Atlantic Ocean

Merrick

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NEW YORK STATE SENATE DISTRICT 7 ★ Choose One ★

ADAM HABER (DEM, WFP, WEP)

Questions: Q: 1. Priorities: What would be your top three priorities?

A: My top three priorities include tackling the burden of too high property taxes, supporting a strong and equitably funded public education system, and addressing issues of corruption in state government. For too long the hardworking families on Long Island have been giving more to Albany in taxes than they get back in services and the time has come for a change.

We need an advocate in the State Senate who will fight to put Long Island First and who knows the steps we must take to curb wasteful spending without losing jobs and services, to provide adequate state funding to all of our public school districts and to change the “business as usual” policies that keep corrupt elected officials in positions of power for longer than they should ever be allowed to remain in office.

Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation and enforcement in New York State do you propose?

Please explain.

A: The influence of big money in politics is an undeniable problem that leads to power being placed in the hands of special interests rather than in the hands of the voters. There are several changes that must be made to our campaign finance system, but I will focus on two here.

First, we must lower contribution limits for corporations and big businesses who donate to campaigns at too high levels in an attempt to impact the outcome of elections. We must also close the

LLC loophole, a gaping hole in our campaign finance system that not only treats corporations like people, but essentially allows a corporation to donate unlimited funds to the campaigns of their choice.

A corporation can set up an unlimited number of LLCs, all of which are treated as individual entities essentially allowing a corporation to skirt around contribution limits.

We must also strengthen our disclosure laws so that the public knows exactly who is spending money in elections and who they are supporting.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design; and voter registration modernization?

A: Simply put, I support measures that make it easier for individuals to participate in our democracy. That includes early voting, voting by mail, modernization of our voter registration process and several other steps that will make it easier for people to be part of their government.

We must encourage all who are able to participate in the process so that elected officials are chosen by more than just a handful of people.

Q: 4. Constitutional Convention: Would you support holding a Constitutional Convention in 2017? Please explain.

A: The decision to hold a constitutional convention is ultimately up to the voters. However, I do have some concerns about the potential unintended effects of a convention. For instance, hard-fought rights for workers are protected by the current constitution including the right to organize and the right to participate in collective bargaining. By opening the state constitution up for ratification, we risk moving backwards and rolling back protections currently in place for hard working Long Islanders.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the

ELAINE R. PHILLIPS (REP, CON, IND, RFM)

should take steps to encourAlbany, I will fight to protect NYS govt.? age greater participation Long Island and NYS’s enviA: I became involved in ronment—and especially our in elections, and ensuring public service as a direct readequate resources to local water—and create a cleaner, sponse to issues of corruption Boards of Elections so that better future for all. and ethical misconduct. Severelections run smoothly and al years ago, over $11million Q: 2. Campaign Finance: efficiently and no legitimate was stolen from our children’s voter is turned away at the What further changes, if any, education in the Roslyn school polls. to campaign finance reguladistrict. Something had to tion and enforcement in New be done, so I ran for school Q: 4. Constitutional York State do you propose? board. Once elected, I fought Convention: Would you supPlease explain. for transparency on how taxport holding a Constitutional A: I am a strong propopayer dollars were being spent Questions: nent of greater openness and Convention in 2017? Please and found creative solutions Q: 1. Priorities: What accountability in governexplain. to the complicated financial would be your top three ment, as evidenced by my A: I am concerned about problems facing the district priorities? record as village mayor, the potential cost to taxpayresulting in some of the lowest A: -- Affordability – I when I created more transers of a statewide conventax levy increases of any other want to ensure that families parency in our budget in an tion when there is already K-12 district in Nassau County. and seniors can afford to live effort to help increase public a mechanism in place for When corruption and selfon Long Island, and so I will participation and build taxchanging the Constitution interest are removed from the work to lower taxes, fight payers’ confidence. Similarly, without one, as has been equation it is amazing what for our fair share of aid for I believe that Albany is in done repeatedly and efcan be accomplished. I also schools and communities, dire need of more transparfectively over the course of tackled the issue of transparand create better opportunity ency and accountability. I many years (including last ency while serving on the Nasfor jobs and a robust, local would favor laws that seek year). The last Convention, sau Interim Finance Authority, economy. -- Ethics – As Mayor to increase disclosure held in 1967, cost taxpaypushing for new transparency of my village, I enacted a requirements and better ers more than $46 million measures during the contract tough new ethics law and enforcement and stronger (current dollars) and voters bidding process in an effort to independent ethics oversight. criminal penalties to prevent rejected every single one of bring to light any potential for In the Senate, I will work the use of so-called straw the proposed changes that conflicts of interest or misuse to clean up corrupt Albany donors or other means that resulted from the meeting. of taxpayer dollars. The by enacting term limits and are designed to conceal the opportunity to take these exgreater transparency, and for actual source of campaign Q: 5. What are you periences and skills to Albany a new law to take away the funds. I do not favor using prepared to do to improve is one I look forward to, as pensions of corrupt polititaxpayer dollars to pay for the ethics and transparency we have similar problems to cians. -- Conservation – I’m political campaigns. in the NYS govt.? tackle in the NYS government. proud to have been endorsed A: My record and expeCorruption is a problem that by the state’s leading environQ: 3. Election Reform: rience in local government knows no political party, but it mental advocacy group, the What election reforms would clearly shows my support does know one thing and that NY League of Conservation you support, such as: early for increased transparency is time. We must enact term Voters, in recognition of my voting; voting by mail; better and accountability. I would limits so that elected officials record on behalf of cleaner ballot design; and voter reg- support efforts to increase do not see elected office as water and air. A clean enviistration modernization? disclosure and public access an opportunity for a lifelong ronment is the gift we leave A: I believe that we to government information. career where power and to future generations and, in influence grow unchecked.

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Salisbury

QUEENS New Hyde Park

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NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 16 ★ Choose One ★

First, I strongly support term limits, which I think would be the best, most effective way to fight corruption. Second, we need a strong ethics board with teeth. Right now, our ethics boards are widely and correctly viewed as being too close to the elected officials they’re supposedly overseeing. I would roll our two ineffective ethics commissions into one effective, aggressive, independent oversight panel with real teeth, whose members are appointed on a bipartisan basis and which has broad discretion to investigate elected officials. Third, we need tougher penalties for corrupt politicians. Any elected official convicted of corruption

should lose their taxpayerfunded pension and be forced to pay for their own legal bills.

Finally, we need to overhaul the state contract and grant process. The system we have now puts elected officials in a position to help direct state contracts and grants to companies that gave money to their campaigns, which creates a clear conflict of interested. We should push the contract and grant process to an independent, third-party commission made up of industry experts and appointed on a bipartisan basis, so that we remove it as far away from the political process as possible.

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and enforcement in New York State do you propose? Please explain.

A: I would close the LLC loophole and require full disclosure of all contributions made to political candidates. Citizens have a right to know who is funding their elected officials’ political campaigns.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design; and voter registration modernization?

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Questions: Q: 1. Priorities: What would be your top three priorities?

A: Like many voters, the issue foremost on my mind is ethics. When I get to Albany, I will make it my mission to pass serious, comprehensive ethics reform that includes term limits, a robust ethics board, tougher penalties for corrupt politicians, and more government transparency. I will also push for an overhaul of our state contract and grant process that too often benefits campaign contributors at the expense of taxpayers.

My second priority will be reforming our state’s tax and regulatory codes, which are among the most burdensome in the country. We should reform our tax code by lowering rates, eliminating special-interest loopholes, and making the property tax cap permanent.

We should also eliminate the burdensome and unnecessary

regulations that raise the cost of living and doing business on Long Island. This would spur the kind of economic growth and job creation that this state so desperately needs. Third, I will introduce education reform legislation designed to bring our public school system into the 21st century. This will include more technology in the classroom, reforming Common Core, and passing commonsense tenure and compensation reform to ensure that we have the best teachers in the classroom at all times. My fourth priority will be to protect the waterways and natural resources with which we have been blessed on the North Shore. We can achieve this by working to prevent saltwater and nitrogen pollution in our groundwater, and protecting our shorelines from the threats of climate change through smart investments in alternative energy. Finally, I will work to combat the heroin epidemic plaguing Long Island. This will involve finding new ways to prevent the over prescription of addictive pain killers, using our law enforcement resources to target heroin dealers, and expanding treatment and rehabilitation programs to those who fall victim to addiction.

Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation

the federal constitution, making it complicated and practically unreadable. Second, it should have strong ethics measures—term limits and transparency requirements, for example—written into it.

Given that our elected officials have not implemented these reforms on their own, I believe that the people should force these reforms by exercising their right to call a convention in November of 2017.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the NYS govt.?

A: Ethics reform has been the central focus of my campaign, and it will be my central focus when I get to Albany.

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A: I am going to be the example of good ethics. I managed a staff of 300 employees with a capital budget of over $300 million dollars, successfully fostering an environment where no employee was ever accused of any wrong doing. I support legislation that would strip all elected officials of their pensions if convicted of corruption charges. I support getting money out of politics through public financing of campaigns.

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sustainability of Long Island’s aquifers. 3 - Bringing ethics and transparency to Albany Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation and enforcement in New York State do you propose? Please explain.

A: I support legislation to install new public financing for campaigns throughout New

Convention: Would you support holding a Constitutional Convention in 2017? Please explain.

A: I would support a Constitutional Convention if there was an issue that made it necessary to pass new amendments to the State Constitution or US Constitution so that good legislation cannot be reversed or compromised by future elected officials and leaders.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the

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Questions: Q: 1. Priorities: What would be your top three priorities?

A: My top three priorities are: 1 - Maintaining what is already some of the top schools in the country and continuing to bring home funding for these school districts. 2 - Protecting the environment, more specifically the protection and

York State.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design; and voter registration modernization?

A: I am a huge proponent of passing legislation that would allow for New York residents to vote by mail and to institute a early voting system that is secure and does not allow for voter fraud.

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criminal prosecution.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design; and voter registration modernization?

A: I support all of the above and reforming laws to make it easier for candidates to run for office, automatic at-birth or at moment of citizenship enrollment of every person to become an eligible voter and I have also fought for and supported the National Popular Vote which will ensure that never again does the presidential candidate with the most votes lose an election due to the quirky nature of the outdated Electoral College system.

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Convention: Would you support holding a Constitutional Convention in 2017?

Please explain.

A: I fear that special interests and the major political parties will select the delegates to the Convention and that a nonpartisan public voice will not be heard. Whether to have the convention is a question that will be decided by the voters on the November 2017 ballot.

The Convention, which will cost at least $300 million, will be held two years later.

It is critically important that the public interest and only the public interest be served. New York should already have established a nonpartisan Commission to establish rules and regulations for the Convention and, importantly, to conduct the research essential for the integrity

of the Convention and as importantly to educate and inform New Yorkers of the dangers and benefits of any such convention. Absent such a fair Commission and absent public education on the process, I will not support a Constitutional Convention.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the NYS govt.?

A: As Chair of the Assembly Ethics Committee and Co-chair of the NY State Legislative Ethics Commission and as the Chair of the bi-partisan Task Force that developed the most modern, effective and functional Policy on Sexual Harassment and Retaliation in the Nation, which removed the reporting process from the ‘chain of command’ (Senator Gillibrand is fighting

for just such a policy to protect members of our armed forces) I am proud to be a leader in the fight for good government. The Ethics Committee is the only legislative committee composed of equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats and is served by a truly independent investigator and counsel.

The Committee has forced wrongdoers out of office.

Under my leadership, the NY Ethics Commission has imposed fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars on legislator wrongdoers, thereby sending an effective message that sexual harassment, retaliation and discrimination will not be tolerated or enabled. I am proud as well that the New York Times published my Op-ed on Ethics Reform on January 26, 2016, a piece that is well worth reading.

is on the ballot. I would also make the paperwork for candidates that are required to file easier. One example is the In Lieu of statement, if you raise less than $1,000.00 for each election cycle not total cycles you may continue to file in the same cycle. If you reach the $1000.00 threshold, you are required to itemize your donations and expenditures. If you do not pass the $1,000.00 expenditures and or total donors, you may revert back to In Lieu of Statement. I would like to see the threshold raised to $5,000.00.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design;

and voter registration modernization?

A: As a candidate I would support ending fusion in New York State. I would replace it with proportional representation, instant run off votes, rank choice voting and I would eliminate partisan judicial races except for Supreme Court and replace them with only the candidates’ names, eliminate Opportunity to Ballot (OTB) laws that steal or raid other parties without party authorizations from other political parties, change the law and make the New York State Board of Elections nonpartisan like California and replace political patronage at the Board of Elections with civil service jobs earned by civil service exams, make it easier for non-ballot status parties to be recognized as

political parties. I would be in favor of felony re enfranchisement eliminating the conviction status while on parole. I am opposed to open primaries; political parties have the right to set their agendas. I support same day voter registration and early voting. As for voter registration I would have a sample of all the political parties’ platforms to give the voters an informed decision on which party to register for or no party if they wish to do so.

Q: 4. Constitutional Convention: Would you support holding a Constitutional Convention in 2017?

Please explain.

A: The last time New York had a vote on whether to hold a Constitutional Convention was in 1997.

I voted against it back then. In theory I support

it, in practical terms I can’t support it. I worry that corporations and Political Action Committees (PAC’s) may hijack and or influence the outcome of a convention to benefit them.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the NYS govt.?

A: I would use the model of second year law students. Mandatory professional responsibilities class. This was adopted after the Watergate scandal.

This is a great model for any elected state legislature, including the executive branch. One requirement would be if there is a conflict of interest, the elected official must recuse themselves from any votes that may influence the outcome. See above questions two and three as examples.

CHARLES LAVINE (DEM, WFP, WEP)

Questions: Q: 1. Priorities: What would be your top three priorities?

A: Honesty and integrity in government; protection of our environment and job growth.

Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation and enforcement in New York State do you propose?

Please explain.

A: Public financing of elections starting with the election of judges, a ban on corporate money paying for election advertising, a ban on illegal “soft money,” overturning “Citizens United” and increased funding for the Office of the New York State Board of Elections Enforcement Counsel. While some of my colleagues have opposed the independence of the Elections Enforcement Counsel, I fully support that office and, as opposed to some of my colleagues and some members of the State Board of Elections, I support the Counsel’s decision to make public the Enforcement Counsel’s decision to refer cases to the District Attorneys for

JEFFERY PERESS (GRE)

Questions: Q: 1. Priorities: What would be your top three priorities?

A: 1) Stronger environmental laws 2) Criminal Justice Reform 3) Property Taxes Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation and enforcement in New York State do you propose?

Please explain.

A: As stated from the above question. The new law ending pensions for politicians convicted of corruption does not go far enough. The US Supreme Court just overturned a corruption conviction of the former governor of Virginia. The Supreme Court made it more difficult to prosecute and convict on corruption charges. This law does not go far enough.

I would push for a clean elections bill ending private campaign funding similar to Maine and Arizona. This bill would take away any private donations, from Political Action Committees (PAC’s) and or Super PAC’s., which creates public funding for any candidate

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ways, and more burdensome in others. Residents aren’t happy when they see that a machine is broken or disabled for whatever reason and they aren’t able to scan their ballots. Instead they are left in a drawer within the ballot machine until a technician can come and fix the problem where a bipartisan team can scan them in together. A great system in theory, but leaves the voters feeling apprehensive when they didn’t get the satisfaction of seeing that their vote was actually cast. I think that training webinars should be housed online and easily accessible so that residents and poll workers can see the entire process from a spoiled bal-

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campaign contributions to be used to pay for attorney/ legal fees in connection with misdoings while in office or within their personal lives.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design; and voter registration modernization?

A: Having worked the polls for years prior to running, I can tell you that moving towards a more modern system, such as making the ballots scannable, have made the process easier in some

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A: Heroin and Opioid Epidemic: Nassau and Suffolk counties continue to fight against one of the worst drug problems that we have ever faced. Statistics show that there is an increased amount of opioid painkiller overdose deaths in New York by 30% from 2009 to 2013. While the Assembly has made significant steps in their fight against this issue, more needs to be done. I would vote to help enable family members to involuntarily admit other members of their immediate family who are suffering from opioid/heroin addiction but still don’t seek help. I would also fight to make criminal possession of Fentanyl a class E felony. Brittany’s Law: It is of the utmost importance to make sure that citizens remain informed about convicted violent offenders in their community. There is currently in place a New York State Sex Offender List and local animal abuse lists where you can look to make sure that potential threats in your area are known to you in order to better protect your family. Brittany’s Law is seeking to create a registry where violent offenders who have commit-

ted a class A felony (Murder 1st, Arson 1st, etc.) are required to contact the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services to ensure their whereabouts are known to the community. These lists would be made public and could be searched in order to ensure that you are fully aware if someone could be a danger to your welfare.

We never want to see the tragedy that happened to young Brittany Passalacqua and her mother happen to anyone else. • Ethics Reform: I want to continue the efforts of Assembly republicans who have called for greater change and transparency in Albany. This includes removing unspent campaign contributions of an elected official convicted of a felony offense related to his/her official duties to be returned or donated to charity. I would also support bill number A.2826 that would require all candidates provide a link on their official website that would direct you to their financial disclosure reports.

Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation and enforcement in New York State do you propose?

Please explain.

A: I will continue to fight to pass legislation that would ensure campaign funds are used for the exact reason they were collected; getting elected. While there has been recent action to stop certain abuses such as using funds for fines or penalties against a candidate or using funds to pay for country club memberships, there must be legislation passed that stops the use of

common comparison is “Pandora’s Box” where a number of items could be removed or altered that had nothing to do with the original intention of opening the New York State Constitution.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the NYS govt.?

A: Besides what I previously spoke about above, I think that one of the most important things is to pass legislation that would stop lobbyists and other benefactors from donating campaign contributions to public officials and candidates who stand to directly benefit from their being elected.

lot to how to check where they are registered to vote so that they can make the most of this process. With greater understanding of the system we can build trust and hopefully achieve higher turnouts.

Q: 4. Constitutional Convention: Would you support holding a Constitutional Convention in 2017?

Please explain.

A: I am happy to know that citizens are given the right to vote on this topic during next year’s election, however you must be careful for what you wish for. The problem with this scenario is that there is no telling what provisions or amendments could be made once opened. A

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abandon the concentration of absolute power in a few individuals. I am also open to further restrictions on outside income including limiting the amount of such income but I think an outright ban would threaten the ability of our State government to gain the diversity of opinions, knowledge and expertise that our members currently provide.

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the expenditure promotes a “legal” purpose.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design; and voter registration modernization?

A: Ballot design is important given the computerized system now utilized as well as the proliferation of “vanity party” lines. Ballots should be clear to ensure the public can cast their ballot with confidence. Simplicity in the voting process encourages participation. I would also support efforts to modernize our registration to ensure people can register closer to primary and general elections and further outreach to ensure people know of all deadlines.

Q: 4. Constitutional Convention: Would you support holding a Constitutional Convention in 2017?

Please explain.

A: I have grave concerns about a Constitutional Convention. Having studied past conventions we have seen expensive and unproductive conventions that were dominated by the same special interests as a typical legislative session.

We also need to be careful with regard to what level of detail belongs in our State constitution. Our State Constitution is currently over 55,000 words which is 6 times longer than the U.S. Constitution and more than double the average State Constitution. Constitutions should be written for poster-

Simply put “it’s always been done that way” is not an excuse to continue business as usual. This year saw perhaps the least transparent and most secretive budget process in Governor Cuomo’s tenure. The rank and file of both houses should refuse to participate in passing a budget in the middle of the night as a matter of course.

We need to empower the rank and file members and

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Questions: Q: 1. Priorities: What wo1. Priorities: What would be your top three priorities?

A: (1) Ethics reform We must continue to work to restore the people’s faith in our State Government to have the credibility to work on the issues facing New York State. We need internal reforms to how the Assembly operates to stop “three men in a room” budget negotiations and adopting bills with no transparency in the middle of the night. We need term limits for legislative leaders and committee chairs and an equal allocation of resources to prevent leaders from becoming all powerful as this is a recipe for corruption. (2) Taxes and job creation - I am proud that we have adopted two middle class income tax cuts during my tenure and have restored property tax rebate checks. We must now focus on adopting policies to help our small businesses grow in order to grow our economy and create good paying jobs. Gimmick programs like START-UP NY are not the answer but rather initiatives that provide across the board improvements to our

business climate like reducing fees and cutting bureaucratic red tape and reducing necessary regulations. (3) Education - As the Ranking Member of the Education Committee I have been at the forefront of the fight to reduce our over-reliance on standardized testing and to ensure fair opportunities for every student. I will continue to fight for fair and appropriate standards, a teacher evaluation system that utilizes true measures of learning and instruction and for alternative assessment models that allow for opportunities for all of New York’s students to succeed.

We also must continue to ensure adequate funding is provided to Long Island’s school districts because our receiving our fair share from Albany reduces the burden on our property tax payers and helps preserve essential programs.

Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation and enforcement in New York State do you propose? Please explain.

A: We should focus on ensuring all political activity is properly disclosed and close loopholes like the LLC loophole. Those entities should be subject to the same restrictions as corporations and not be an opportunity to give endless sums to candidates and party committees. We also need to enact tighter restrictions on campaign spending as there are virtually none under current law so long as

ity and I am fearful that changes adopted through this process may be reflective of current challenges without regard to its effects on future generations.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the NYS govt.?

A: As stated above I think one of our major issues is internal to the Legislature and Executive.

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a convention is a good idea at this juncture until ethics and election reform are accomplished.

Q: 5. What are you prepared to do to improve the ethics and transparency in the NYS govt.?

A: Yes. Elected officials should not view government as their job and a method to create wealth for themselves. We also need to address how the Senate and the Assembly are governed.

At present those bodies are held hostage to a small group of leaders, who stifle the voices of reformers. An elected official, should, in effect, live in a glass house.

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keep the job. 3. Complete open disclosure for officials, spouses and children. As the Adam Skelos scandal showed, favors to children are just as corrupting as directly bribing the official.

4. A complete embargo on monies received from people or businesses involved with government by elected officials. 5. In the alternative to #1, reducing contribution limits to $500 per person or business regardless of race.

The current system of tracking limits to population has proven to be unworkable.

Q: 3. Election Reform: What election reforms

support holding a Constitutional Convention in 2017?

Please explain.

A: A Constitutional Convention should not be held on a whim. A Convention must only be convened to resolve significant and serious issues after due deliberation and not to address the emotions of the moment.

There must be a broad consensus on the issues to be addressed and a voted upon agenda. The problem with the current system is that we have an up or down vote on a constitution every 20 years. No agenda is agreed upon beforehand and this can open up the convention to the battle of the interest groups. I am not sure that

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Questions: Q: 1. Priorities: What would be your top three priorities?

A: 1. Ethics reform for elected officials. 2. Economic growth to increase the tax base for Nassau County 3.

Veterans’ issues Q: 2. Campaign Finance: What further changes, if any, to campaign finance regulation and enforcement in New York State do you propose? Please explain.

A: 1. Public financing of campaigns. Unfortunately, money pollutes the political process. 2. Term limits. Term limits to my mind are linked to campaign finance reform. When the elected official becomes too invested in his/her elected position, s/he will be more tempted to engage in financial indiscretions to

would you support, such as: early voting; voting by mail; better ballot design; and voter registration modernization?

A: Tuesday voting disenfranchises working people.

Patronage employees are given the day off to work, and get the vote out. We need to have early voting, voting by mail, weekend voting, and perhaps 2 consecutive weekend voting, Saturdays and Sundays.

We should also launch an examination of other locales and countries which use internet voting. Anything that increases voting participation is to view positively.

Q: 4. Constitutional Convention: Would you

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NASSAU COUNTY FAMILY COURT JUDGE ★ Choose One ★

STACY D. BENNETT (DEM, WFP, GRE, WEP)

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: As an elected Nassau County Family Court

Judge since 2006, I have presided over cases in the areas of custody, domestic violence, abuse and neglect. I have devoted my entire professional career to helping families of Nassau County. I am dedicated to bringing my legal expertise, personal integrity, compassion, and ability to be fair and impartial to every family every day. I was found “Well Qualified” to serve as a Family Court Judge by the Nassau Bar Assn. and my re-election is endorsed by the Court Officers Assn, Detectives

Assn. and the PBA. I was appointed to serve on the NYS Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee and the Nassau County Domestic Violence Task force. I am a member of the NYS Family Court Judges Assn, the Nat’l Council of Family Court Judges, the Family Court Children’s Center Committee, the We Care Board, the Nassau County Bar Assn, and the Woman’s Bar Assn. I am a volunteer lecturer for the PEACE program, the NYS Bar Assn and coach/Judge of Mock Trial.

ELLEN R. GREENBERG (DEM, WFP, GRE, WEP)

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior can-

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: The Honorable

ris, Shriver & Jacobson and then as a plaintiff ’s attorney at The Stewart Law Firm.

Brantley left private practice 10 years ago to dedicate her career to public service.

Brantley has since served as a court attorney in Nassau County and New York City Courts, a prosecutor for New York City Children’s Services, a prosecutor for the Village of Hempstead, and a family law attorney and credits all of her professional experiences in preparing her to sit as a judge in Family Court.

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: I bring to the bench, actual hands on experience in the Family Court having served as an Attorney for the Child as well as an 18B(appointed) Attorney for parents in all types of Family

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: I am currently

munity and Parish and have been a proud Board member of the Lt. Healy Foundation, Friends of Bridge and the Valley Stream Youth Council.

I graduated the George Washington University Law School, College of the Holy Cross and Sacred Heart Academy I was found Well Qualified by the Nassau County Bar Association. I have been married 22 years and have three children.

I believe my professional and personal experience makes me a superior candidate for Family Court.

EILEEN C. DALY-SAPRAICONE (REP, CON, IND, TRP, RFM)

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: My career has

been focused on public service, from serving as an Assistant District Attorney where I saw the enormous damage done to our society by domestic abuse, to my current role as a Nassau County Support Magistrate dealing with child support and family issues. My professional experience has earned the finding “Well Qualified” by the Nassau County Bar Association’s Judiciary Committee and secured nominations from the above listed parties for Nassau County Family Court Judge.

Given my expertise, from time

to time I have been asked to serve as a media commentator and columnist on stories relating to the law. I am the proud recipient of an award presented to me by the Museum of American Armor where I was cited for my leadership role on behalf of veterans’ issues. I respectfully submit that I have the experience, ability and integrity to work in one of the most important courts in Nassau County as it touches the lives of families and directly impacts the very fabric of our society.

Court cases such as custody, abuse, neglect, juvenile delinquents and order of protections for 13 years. In addition, to the vast experience in the Family Court, I also have shown proper judicial temperament, and fairness during the time that I have currently served as District Court Judge.

CONRAD SINGER (DEM, WFP, RFM, GRE, WEP)

VIRGINIA A. CLAVIN-HIGGINS (REP, CON, IND, TRP) the Village Justice in Valley Stream. I am also the Acting Head of the County Court Law Department and Law Clerk to Judge Chris Quinn, Supervising Judge of County Court.

I also supervise the Intern program for the Nassau County Courts. I am a former Nassau County Assistant District Attorney and Civil Rights Attorney for the U.S. Department of Education. I have experience prosecuting domestic violence cases and dealing with adolescents in the criminal justice system. I am active in my com-

Supreme Court Justice Lecturer, Child Protective and Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings Member: Board of Directors, NYS Family Court Judges’ Association, Nassau County Bar Association, Nassau County Women’s Bar Association, Jewish Lawyers’ Association J.D. Cardozo School of Law B.A., Cum Laude, State University of New York at Albany Found Well Qualified by the Nassau County Bar Association

DARLENE D. HARRIS (REP, CON, IND, TRP)

AYESHA KERI BRANTLEY (DEM, WFP, RFM, GRE, WEP) Ayesha K. Brantley is the elected Hempstead Village Court Justice and presides over civil and misdemeanor criminal matters that come under the jurisdiction of the Court.

Brantley was screened by the Nassau County Bar Association and deemed “well qualified” to sit in Family Court. Brantley is a graduate of Cornell University, B.S. (School of Industrial and Labor Relations), and The University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. Brantley began her career as a litigation associate at Fried, Frank, Har-

didate for this position?

Answer: Over 30 years’ experience in Family Court, as Judge, Prosecutor and Court Attorney Elected to Nassau County Family Court, 2006 Presiding over Matters of Child Abuse and Neglect, Custody and Visitation, Domestic Violence and Orders of Protection, Juvenile Delinquency and PINS, Guardianship and Adoptions, Child Support and Paternity issues Acting

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: NEW YORK STATE COURT SYSTEM: -

Elected New York State Family Court Judge - Appointed Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice - Co-Chairperson of the NYS Office of Court Administration’s Family Court Curriculum Committee - Member of the NYS Office of Court Administration’s Family Court Advisory and Rules Committee - Past member of the NYS Office of Court Administration’s Matrimonial Practice Advisory Committee - Member of the NYS Office of Court Administration’s Advisory Committee on Special Immigrant Juveniles - Presided over the

Juvenile Drug Treatment Court NEW YORK STATE FAMILY COURT JUDGES ASSOCIATION: - NEW YORK STATE FAMILY COURT JUDGE OF THE YEAR (2013) - President of the New York State Family Court Judges Association (third term) EX-CHIEF GREAT NECK VIGILANT FIRE DEPT. NASSAU COUNTY MEDAL OF VALOR RECIPIENT NY STATE BAR ASSOC. JUDICIAL SECTION - DEPUTY PRESIDING MEMBER HOFSTRA LAW SCHOOL CENTER FOR CHILREN, FAMILIES AND LAW BRD OF ADVISORS

MARTIN J. MASSELL (REP, CON, IND, TRP) Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: I have been a sitting District court for over 13 years and have handled thousands of cases

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DISTRICT COURT JUDGE DISTRICT 2 ★ Choose One ★

DENNIS F. MCDERMOTT (REP, CON, IND, TRP)

EILEEN J. GOGGIN (DEM, WFP, GRE, WEP)

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: Since January 2015, Goggin has been advocating full time on behalf of disabled 9/11 First Responders. She has also been active as Long Beach City Councilwoman since February 2013. From 2010 to 2014, she served as Principal Law Clerk for a Nassau County Judge and as Nassau County Deputy Attorney from 2003 to 2010. Goggin also served as Nassau County Special Prosecutor on animal abuse cases. She started her legal career as a public defender

with the Legal Aid Society.

Goggin earned a bachelor’s degree from Adelphi University in 1983 and a law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1988.

She was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1989. Goggin is a member of a number of bar associations, including the Nassau County Bar, where she served as Chair of the Animal Law Committee for 3 years.

She also currently serves on the Board of Directors of Long Beach Reach and Project Challenge.

DAVID W. MCANDREWS (REP, CON, IND, RFM, GRE)

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you

the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: Judge McAndrews has the expertise and impartiality we need on the bench. Of course, he also brings vast professional experience from serving as a prosecutor in the Nassau County DA’s Office, as a founding partner of McAndrews & Christiansen, LLP and as a Special Agent with various Federal Agencies. He also received the highest rating of “Well Quali-

fied” by the Nassau County Bar Association. Judge McAndrews is endorsed by the Nassau County Detectives’ Association, P.B.A., the Superior Officers’ Association of Nassau County, the Court Officers’ Benevolent Association, and the Nassau County Sheriffs’ Association.

Presently, Judge McAndrews presides over criminal matters in the First District Court of Nassau County in addition to the Veterans’ Treatment Court.

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: I have been found “Well Qualified” by the Nassau County Bar Association. I have been a practicing attorney for 33 years, with more than 25 of those years in private practice, specializing in business, contractual, landlord/tenant and real estate law. I currently work in the Nassau County Attorney’s Office, serving as the Deputy Bureau Chief of the Municipal Transactions Bureau and as Counsel to the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums. I am admitted

to practice law in the States of New York and New Jersey as well as the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of New York and New Jersey. I received my Juris Doctor degree (Dean’s List) from St. John’s University School of Law and received Bachelor of Sciences degrees (Dean’s List) in Business and Economics from Ramapo College of New Jersey. I am a member the Kiwanis Club, Irish Americans in Government and volunteer for the for Our Friends Dog Rescue Group.

HELEN VOUTSINAS (DEM, WFP, RFM, GRE, WEP)

Question: What qualifications do you have that make you the superior candidate for this position?

Answer: Judge Helen

Voutsinas began her term as a Judge in 2011. She was found well qualified for the position.

She currently is the presiding Judge of the DWI Court since 2015. From January 2013 to January 2015 she served as the Presiding Judge of the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Part. Prior to becoming a Judge, she served as Law Secretary to a County Court Judge for six years and has experience in the Family, Supreme and Felony Criminal Court. She also was Deputy Majority Counsel to

the Nassau County Legislature and served as Deputy Town Attorney to the BZA for the Town of North Hempstead. She began her career in private practice handling various cases including, personal injury and commercial litigation from inception to trial. She served as President of the Nassau County Women’s Bar Association in 2006, President of the Nassau County District Court Judges Association in 2015 and currently is Vice President of the LI Hispanic Bar Association.

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NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE DISTRICT 16 ★ Choose One ★

ARNOLD W. DRUCKER (DEM, WFP, IND)

Q: What do you consider the two most important issues over the next two years and what would you do to deal with these issues?

A: The number one issue aecting the residents of this district is the corruption, patronage, cronyism and nepotism that has infected this County and the Town of Oyster Bay, creating a government that is neither trustworthy nor ďŹ scally prudent in spending the taxpayers’ money. We need elected oďŹƒcials who demand nothing less than full transparency and accountability for all decisions aecting we taxpayers, and it must begin with the establishment of an independent inspector general to oversee the procurement system in Mineola and the

Town of Oyster Bay in which taxpayers’ dollars are being dissipated by wasteful and outrageous 3rd party contracts and leases to outside vendors which has now been reported to be a violation of innumerable standards. The second issue is the manner in which the County Executive proclaims that he is not raising property taxes while imposing incredibly burdensome fees on the residents and small businesses which is basically a “bait and switch�.

Q: What speciďŹ cally can we do to improve our county’s infrastructure?

A: We need to “trim the fat� in Mineola by consolidating departments, agencies and through attrition as a way of generating revenue, coupled with the elimination of certain out-sourcing that is currently maintained, and the oversight of the procurement system which will generate millions of dollars in revenue which can be used to repair our roads, bridges, parks, playgrounds, lakes and beaches rather than further burdening the taxpayers of this county by incurring more interest payments by the

LOUIS IMBROTO (REP, CON, TRP)

taxpayers when these infrastructure projects are bonded.

Q: Water on Long Island is a limited resource. How would you if elected work to protect this precious resource?

A: We must protect the aquifers on Long Island and make sure that any areas that are contaminated are cleaned as quickly as possible and violators of our environmental protection regulations face sti ďŹ nes, penalties and even criminal prosecution.

Q: What is one problem or issue that you will promise now to correct if elected and how will you accomplish it?

A: I believe that there is a growing movement to force the County Executive to rescind the fees on the taxpayers and small business owners in our County, and if elected I intend to shepherd that movement in the County Legislature as my ďŹ rst order of business. I will also insist on the immediate changing of the procurement system in our County and Town so that no more “sweetheart leases and contractsâ€? are given out like lollipops.

Q: What do you consider the two most important issues over the next two years and what would you do to deal with these issues?

A: The two most important issues in this election are property taxes and protecting our suburban quality of life. As legislator, I will continue to hold the line on property taxes and reduce wasteful spending so that Long Island remains aordable for middle class fami-

lies. I will make protecting our quality of life a top priority. I intend to focus on improving public safety, ďŹ xing our broken roads, and protecting our environment, including our trees. I will oppose over-development and ďŹ ght to protect our suburban quality of life.

Q: What speciďŹ cally can we do to improve our county’s infrastructure?

A: Many of our roads are crumbling and falling apart. We must fund capital projects to repairs these roads, while protecting the trees and greenery which make them beautiful.

Q: Water on Long Island is a limited resource.

How would you if elected work to protect this precious resource?

A: Our water quality must be second to none. I will oppose over-develop-

ment which can damage our water supply and do everything possible to protect our sole source aquifer.

I will prioritize projects that improve water quality and remove harmful pollutants from our water. Finally, I will work with the state and federal government to ďŹ nd solutions to stop the spread of the toxic plume that can poison our water supply.

Q: What is one problem or issue that you will promise now to correct if elected and how will you accomplish it?

A: I intend to tackle the heroin epidemic head-on through a combination of eective law enforcement, aggressive prosecution of drug dealers, drug treatment programs, and education for addicts and their families, including Narcan training sessions.

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