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Richard Robinson "Rob" Walker (born 1974/1975) [1] was the Chief Deputy County Executive of Nassau County, New York from January 2010 until January 2018. He was previously a Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th Assembly District, [2] which includes parts of central Nassau County including Hicksville, Westbury and Syosset.
O'Connell served as a Trustee and as Deputy Mayor of the Village of East Williston from 1991 through 1998.. Prior to her taking office as County Clerk on January 1, 2006, O'Connell served as the first woman to be sent by the 17th District to the New York State Assembly, where she served as ranking member of the Assembly's Health Committee and on the Judiciary, Insurance and Ethics Committees.
The Nassau County Legislature is the lawmaking body of Nassau County, New York. The county is divided into 19 legislative districts, each represented by an elected legislator. It was formed in 1996 to succeed the Nassau County Board of Supervisors, which had been ruled unconstitutional. The legislature serves as a check against the county ...
Whether a municipality is defined as a borough, city, town, or village is determined not by population or land area, but rather on the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the New York State Legislature. [2] [3] [4] Each type of local government is granted specific home rule powers by the New York State Constitution. [5]
Bruce Arthur Blakeman (born October 2, 1955) is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive of Nassau County, New York. [1] He was elected in the 2021 election, defeating Democratic incumbent Laura Curran.
It is the most densely populated and second-most populous county in the State of New York outside of New York City, with which it maintains extensive rail and highway connectivity, and is considered one of the central counties within the New York metropolitan area. Nassau County comprises two cities, three towns, 64 incorporated villages, and ...
On August 20, 1997, Governor Pataki signed the Welfare Reform Act of 1997 that, in relevant part, renamed it as the Department of Family Assistance, and also divided the department into Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) and the State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS).
Laura Curran (born December 31, 1967) is a Canadian-born American politician who served as the county executive of Nassau County from 2018 to 2021. She was the ninth county executive in Nassau County history and the first woman to hold the office. Curran worked as a reporter before serving in the Nassau County Legislature.