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Nassau County Legislator

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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.

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Juleigh Chin

Democratic

The gist

  • Pledges to address county road repair and flooding.
  • Supports prioritizing pothole repair and flood prevention.
  • Supports organized labor.
More about Juleigh
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  1. Pledges to address county road repair and flooding.

    School board president enters race for Nassau County Legislature

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

    “she wants to efficiently address Nassau’s roadwork and flooding problems”

  2. Supports prioritizing pothole repair and flood prevention.

    School board president enters race for Nassau County Legislature

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

    “She said potholes should be a high priority, and the county can do more to prevent flooding and sinkholes”

  3. Supports organized labor.

    Juleigh Chin for Nassau County Legislator LD9

    Campaign website · Juleigh Chin for Nassau County Legislator · winwithchin.com

    “investing in worker power and standing with organized labor”
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Scott P. StraussOfficial portrait — Nassau County Legislature

Scott P. Strauss

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

Mineola

The gist

  • Supports hiring more police officers and increasing patrols.
  • Supports tax-freeze county budgets.
  • Opposes the governor's high-density housing plan.
  • Supports a 15-foot buffer zone around working first responders.
More about Scott
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  1. Supports hiring more police officers and increasing patrols.

    Election Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislature District 9 candidate Scott Strauss, Rep., Con.

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

    “hiring more police officers, increasing police presence in our community, supporting first responders”

  2. Supports tax-freeze county budgets.

    Election Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislature District 9 candidate Scott Strauss, Rep., Con.

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

    “Support tax freeze budgets and ensure fiscal responsibility”

  3. Opposes the governor's high-density housing plan.

    Election Guide 2025: Nassau County Legislature District 9 candidate Scott Strauss, Rep., Con.

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

    “opposing policies that would urbanize local communities, such as Gov. Hochul’s high-density housing plan”

  4. Supports a 15-foot buffer zone around working first responders.

    School board president enters race for Nassau County Legislature

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

    “a rule creating a 15-foot buffer zone around first responders while they are working”

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