Nassau County Legislator - 17th District
Democratic, Working Families
Allen F. Foley
Background:
DEMOCRATIC
Foley, 30, of Hicksville, is running on the Democratic and Working Families lines. A glazier by trade, he has recently worked as a union organizer, representing 15 locals for painters and allied trades.
Policies:
- Wants to make Long Island more affordable for working-class people, promoting unions as a way of improving incomes.
- Reform county and local industrial development agencies, with more scrutiny on tax breaks and mandating local hiring requirements.
- To avoid taxpayer shock, Foley wants the county tax assessment changes to roll out over the next five years.
Republican, Independent, Conservative
Rose Marie Walker (Incumbent)
Background:
REPUBLICAN
Walker, 68, of Hicksville, was first elected to the County Legislature in 2009 and is currently the chair of Health and Social Services Committee. Walker is running on the Republican, Conservative and Independence party lines. She has a bachelor’s from Belmont Abbey/Sacred Heart College in North Carolina and has worked as a teacher in both public and parochial school systems.
Policies:
- Improve the county’s tax assessment system, which she said is prone to errors.
- Focus on health and public safety issues, especially concerns about vaping by minors.
- Improve infrastructure, county facilities and especially roadways.