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Nassau County Legislator

District 17

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The 19-member county legislature passes county laws, adopts the county budget and confirms the county executive's appointments.

Ryan J. Johnson

Democratic

Attorney · Bethpage

The gist

  • Supports spending opioid settlement money on the opioid epidemic.
  • Opposes the county's end of funding for Bethpage's Safe Center.
  • Proposes tax incentives for young families buying homes.
  • Supports a full accounting of county spending.
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  1. Supports spending opioid settlement money on the opioid epidemic.

    Election 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.”
  2. Opposes the county's end of funding for Bethpage's Safe Center.

    Election 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”
  3. Proposes tax incentives for young families buying homes.

    Election 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”
  4. Supports a full accounting of county spending.

    Election 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”

Rose Marie Walker

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Hicksville

The gist

  • Supports freezing county property taxes for 2026.
  • Supports changing state cashless bail and Raise the Age laws.
  • Secured funding for Hicksville drinking water cleanup.
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  1. Supports freezing county property taxes for 2026.

    Election Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislature candidate District 17 Rose Marie Walker, Rep., Con.

    News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com

    “Rose previously cut property taxes by $70 million and is freezing taxes for 2026 while maintaining vital services.”
  2. Supports changing state cashless bail and Raise the Age laws.

    Election Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislature candidate District 17 Rose Marie Walker, Rep., Con.

    News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com

    “advocate for changes to state criminal justice reforms like “Cashless Bail,” “Clean Slate,” and “Raise the Age,””
  3. Secured funding for Hicksville drinking water cleanup.

    Election Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislature candidate District 17 Rose Marie Walker, Rep., Con.

    News coverage · Long Island Press (Schneps Media) · longislandpress.com

    “including $300,000 in ARPA funds for the Hicksville Water District”

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