Ryan J. Johnson
Candidate for Nassau County Legislator, District 17
Background
- Occupation
- Attorney
- Lives in
- Bethpage
A construction-law attorney at L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini with a law degree from Hofstra; he was the Democratic candidate for District 17 in 2025.
Documented positions
Housing
Proposes tax incentives for young families buying homes.
ReportElection Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislator candidate District 17 Ryan Johnson, Dem.News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com
“One solution would be to incentivize young families to buy a house with tax incentives”
Health & human services
Supports spending opioid settlement money on the opioid epidemic.
ReportElection Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislator candidate District 17 Ryan Johnson, Dem.News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com
“This money can and should be used to address the opioid epidemic facing Nassau.”
Opposes the county's end of funding for Bethpage's Safe Center.
ReportElection Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislator candidate District 17 Ryan Johnson, Dem.News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com
“they stopped funding the Safe Center in Bethpage without any plan in place to have a new shelter for victims of domestic violence”
Government & transparency
Supports a full accounting of county spending.
ReportElection Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislator candidate District 17 Ryan Johnson, Dem.News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com
“We need a full accounting of the spending”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Ryan J. Johnson on them.
- Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
- Courts & justiceNo documented position found.
All sources (2)
- Candidate List - General Election 2026 (as of 09/18/2026)
Election filing · Nassau County Board of Elections · nassaucountyny.gov
- Election Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislator candidate District 17 Ryan Johnson, Dem.
News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com
Positions are summarized from the sources listed and are not inferred from party affiliation. Items marked “Provided by” were published by the candidate's verified campaign or party office under our campaign content standards. See something wrong? Use the Report link beside it, or contact us.