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==Law and government== {{Update|section|date=August 2024|reason=August 2024 mask ban}} [[File:TR Exec & Leg Bldg 1550 Franklin Av straight hen.jpg|thumb|[[Old Nassau County Courthouse (New York)|Theodore Roosevelt County Executive and Legislative Building]]]] [[File:NC courthouse 262 OCR south face jeh.jpg|thumb|[[Nassau County Courthouse (New York)|Nassau County Courthouse]]]] The head of the county's governmental structure is the county executive, a post created in Nassau County in 1938. The current county executive is [[Bruce Blakeman]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] who was elected in 2021. The chief deputy county executive is Republican Arthur Walsh. The district attorney is [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Anne T. Donnelly, who was elected in 2021, replacing Acting District Attorney Joyce Smith. Smith succeeded [[Madeline Singas]] after she was nominated and confirmed as an associate judge on the [[New York Court of Appeals]] in June 2021. The county [[comptroller]] is [[Elaine Phillips]], a Republican who formerly served in the [[New York State Senate]]. The [[county clerk]] is Republican [[Maureen O'Connell]]. Former elected offices chairman of the County Board of Assessors, county treasurer, and county sheriff were made appointed and serve at the pleasure of the county executive (county assessor in 2008 via referendum, changing it from a six-year term to appointed).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thecommunityalliance.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-will-assess-next-assessor.html|title=Who Will Assess The Next Assessor?|first=The Community|last=Alliance|date=October 29, 2008|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=October 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003152824/http://thecommunityalliance.blogspot.com/2008/10/who-will-assess-next-assessor.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ===County executive=== The current Nassau County executive is Bruce Blakeman, a Republican. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Nassau County executives |- ! Name ! Party ! Term |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[J. Russell Sprague]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1938β1953 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[A. Holly Patterson]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1953β1962 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Eugene Nickerson]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1962β1970 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Ralph G. Caso]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1970β1978 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Francis T. Purcell]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1978β1987 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Thomas Gulotta]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1987β2001 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Tom Suozzi]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2002β2009 |- {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Ed Mangano]] |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2010β2017 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Laura Curran]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 2018β2021 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Bruce Blakeman]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 2022βpresent |} === Chief deputy county executive === The chief deputy county executive<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/2332/Deputy-County-Executives|title=Deputy County Executives {{!}} Nassau County, NY - Official Website|website=www.nassaucountyny.gov|language=en|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202070228/https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/2332/Deputy-County-Executives|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> is the highest appointed official in the Nassau County government, serving second-in-command under the auspice of the county executive. The Chief Deputy is responsible for managing the activities of all departments of the Nassau County government, which provides services to its 1.36 million residents. The chief deputy also officially serves as the acting county executive in the absence of, or disability of the County Executive. The current chief deputy county executive is Arthur T. Walsh, who was appointed by Executive Bruce Blakeman in 2022. {| class="wikitable" |+Chief Deputy County Executives !Name !Party !Term !Served Under |- {{party shading/Republican}} |Robert McDonald |Republican |1993β1999 |Thomas Gulotta |- {{party shading/Republican}} |Judy Schwartz |Republican |1999β2001 |Thomas Gulotta |- {{party shading/Democratic}} |Anthony Cancillieri |Democrat |2002β2005 |Thomas Suozzi |- {{party shading/Democratic}} |Christopher Hahn |Democrat |2006β2009 |Thomas Suozzi |- {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Rob Walker (New York politician)|Robert Walker]] |Republican |2010β2017 |Edward Mangano |- {{party shading/Democratic}} |Helena Williams |Democrat |2018β2021 |Laura Curran |- {{party shading/Republican}} |Arthur Walsh |Republican |2022βpresent |Bruce Blakeman |} ===Comptroller=== The comptroller of Nassau County is the [[chief financial officer|chief fiscal officer]] and chief auditing officer of the County who presides over the Nassau County Comptroller's Office. The comptroller is elected countywide to a four-year term and has no term limit. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Nassau County Comptrollers (Nassau County Comptroller's Office) |- !Order !Name !Term !Party |-{{party shading/Republican}} |1 |John Lyon |January 1, 1911 β December 31, 1913 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |2 |Chas L. Phipps |January 1, 1914 β January 3, 1916 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |3 |Earl J. Bennett |January 14, 1916 β December 31, 1922 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |4 |Philip Wiederson |January 1, 1923 β December 31, 1934 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |5 |Theodore Bedell |January 1, 1935 β December 31, 1964 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Democratic}} |6 |Peter P. Rocchio Sr. |January 1, 1965 β December 31, 1967 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |-{{party shading/Republican}} |7 |[[Angelo D. Roncallo]] |January 1, 1968 β January 3, 1973 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |8 |M. Hallstead Christ |January 4, 1973 β August 16, 1981 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |9 |[[Peter T. King]] |August 17, 1981 β December 31, 1992 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |10 |Alan Gurein |January 1, 1993 β December 31, 1993 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Republican}} |11 |Frederick E. Parola |January 1, 1994 β December 31, 2001 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Democratic}} |12 |Howard S. Weitzman |January 1, 2002 β December 31, 2009 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |-{{party shading/Republican}} |13 |[[George Maragos]]* | January 1, 2010 β September 29, 2016 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |-{{party shading/Democratic}} |13 |[[George Maragos]] | September 30, 2016 β December 31, 2017 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |-{{party shading/Democratic}} |14 |Jack E. Schnirman | January 1, 2018 β December 31, 2021 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Democratic |-{{party shading/Republican}} |15 | [[Elaine Phillips]] | January 1, 2022 β present |{{Party shading/Republican}}|Republican |} ''* George Maragos was originally elected as a Republican, but became a Democrat in September 2016.'' ===County legislature=== {{Main|Nassau County Legislature}} The county [[legislature]] has 19 members. There are twelve Republicans and seven Democrats. {| class="wikitable" |+ Nassau County Legislature |- ! District ! Legislator ! Party ! Residence |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9434 1] | Kevan Abrahams, ''[[Minority Leader]]'' | Democratic | Roosevelt |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9435 2] | Siela Bynoe | Democratic | [[Westbury, New York|Westbury]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9180 3] | CarriΓ© Solages | Democratic | [[Elmont, New York|Elmont]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9436 4] | Denise Ford, ''Alt. Deputy Presiding Officer'' | Republican | [[Long Beach, New York|Long Beach]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9437 5] | Debra Mule | Democratic | Freeport |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9438 6] | C. William Gaylor | Republican | [[Lynbrook, New York|Lynbrook]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9439 7] | Howard Kopel, ''Deputy Presiding Officer'' | Republican | [[Lawrence, Nassau County, New York|Lawrence]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9440 8] | John Giuffre | Republican | [[Stewart Manor, New York|Stewart Manor]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9441 9] | Richard Nicolello, ''Presiding Officer'' | Republican | [[New Hyde Park, New York|New Hyde Park]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9442 10] | [[Mazi Melesa Pilip|Mazi M. Pilip]] | Republican | [[Great Neck, New York|Great Neck]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9443 11] | Delia DeRiggi-Whitton | Democratic | [[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9444 12] | James Kennedy | Republican | [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9445 13] | [[Thomas McKevitt]] | Republican | East Meadow |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9446 14] | Laura M. Schaefer | Republican | [[Westbury, New York|Westbury]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9447 15] | John R. Ferretti | Republican | Levittown |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9448 16] | Arnold W. Drucker | Democratic | Plainview |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9449 17] | Rose Marie Walker | Republican | [[Hicksville, New York|Hicksville]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9450 18] | Samantha Goetz | Republican | Locust Valley |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/9451 19] | Michael J. Giangregorio | Republican | [[Merrick, New York|Merrick]] |} ===Politics=== {{Main|Politics of Long Island}} {{PresHead|place=Nassau County, New York|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919054213/https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} <!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} --> {{PresRow|2024|Republican|368,117|338,424|9,124|New York}} {{PresRow|2020|Democratic|326,716|396,504|9,536|New York}} {{PresRow|2016|Democratic|292,025|332,154|22,943|New York}} {{PresRow|2012|Democratic|259,308|302,695|6,148|New York}} {{PresRow|2008|Democratic|288,776|342,185|4,657|New York}} {{PresRow|2004|Democratic|288,355|323,070|6,918|New York}} {{PresRow|2000|Democratic|227,060|342,226|21,153|New York}} {{PresRow|1996|Democratic|196,820|303,587|44,257|New York}} {{PresRow|1992|Democratic|246,881|282,593|79,852|New York}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|337,430|250,130|4,858|New York}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|392,017|240,697|1,349|New York}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|333,567|207,602|54,851|New York}} {{PresRow|1976|Republican|329,176|302,869|3,711|New York}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|438,723|252,831|1,473|New York}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|329,792|278,599|34,804|New York}} {{PresRow|1964|Democratic|248,886|382,590|639|New York}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|324,255|263,303|761|New York}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|372,358|166,646|0|New York}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|305,900|130,267|1,669|New York}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|184,284|70,492|10,462|New York}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|159,713|78,512|576|New York}} {{PresRow|1940|Republican|143,672|73,171|450|New York}} {{PresRow|1936|Republican|94,968|74,232|3,579|New York}} {{PresRow|1932|Republican|78,544|61,752|3,804|New York}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|71,015|40,079|2,046|New York}} {{PresRow|1924|Republican|45,825|14,322|4,884|New York}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|33,099|8,595|1,637|New York}} {{PresRow|1916|Republican|13,910|8,430|215|New York}} {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|4,608|7,073|6,865|New York}} {{PresRow|1908|Republican|9,787|4,883|855|New York}} {{PresRow|1904|Republican|8,222|5,282|195|New York}} {{PresRow|1900|Republican|6,994|4,325|141|New York}} |} For most of the twentieth century, residents of Nassau County and neighboring [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] primarily supported the Republican Party in national elections. In presidential elections during the first half of the century, the Republican candidate often received more than twice as many votes as the Democratic candidate. Between the county's incorporation in 1899 and the 1980s, Democrats only won Nassau County in the elections of [[1912 United States presidential election in New York|1912]] (where [[Theodore Roosevelt]]'s [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912β1920)|Progressive Party]] split the Republican vote) and [[1964 United States presidential election in New York|1964]] (where [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] won in a landslide). The county began trending Democratic in the 1990s, like many of New York City's suburbs. Until 2024, it had voted for a Democrat in every presidential election since 1992. [[Bill Clinton]] carried the county in [[1992 United States presidential election in New York|1992]] and [[1996 United States presidential election in New York|1996]], as did [[Al Gore]] in [[2000 United States presidential election in New York|2000]], the latter two times by margins of nearly 20 points. [[John Kerry]]'s margin in Nassau County was considerably slimmer (5.6%) in [[2004 United States presidential election in New York|2004]], as he won the towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead but lost the town of Oyster Bay. The county went solidly for [[Barack Obama]] in [[2008 United States presidential election in New York|2008]] and [[2012 United States presidential election in New York|2012]], both times by around 8%. [[Hillary Clinton]] did marginally worse in [[2016 United States presidential election in New York|2016]], winning by 6.2%. [[Joe Biden]] in [[2020 United States presidential election in New York|2020]] fared better than Obama at 9.5%, but still not as well as Bill Clinton and Gore. Although the county leaned Democratic for the last 30 years on the national level, Democrats failed to win the county in the 2024 presidential election. [[Donald Trump]] earned 4.15% more of the county's votes, the first time Nassau was won by a Republican presidential candidate since [[1988 United States presidential election|1988]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=LaRocco |first=Paul |date=2024-11-12 |title=Map: How Long Island voted for president in Harris-Trump race |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/elections/trump-harris-election-results-uuvmm1tu |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Newsday |language=en}}</ref> Democratic strength is chiefly concentrated in both the wealthier and lower income sections of the county. Liberal voters dominate many of the wealthy communities of the North Shore, particularly in the [[North Hempstead, New York|Town of North Hempstead]] where affluent villages such as [[Sands Point, New York|Sands Point]], [[Old Westbury, New York|Old Westbury]], [[Roslyn, New York|Roslyn]], [[Kensington, New York|Kensington]], [[Thomaston, New York|Thomaston]], [[Great Neck Plaza, New York|Great Neck Plaza]], and [[Great Neck Estates, New York|Great Neck Estates]] as well as the neighboring City of [[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]] vote consistently Democratic. Democratic strongholds also include several low income municipalities in the central portion of the county, such as the [[Hempstead (village), New York|Village of Hempstead]], [[Roosevelt, New York|Roosevelt]], [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]] and [[New Cassel, New York|New Cassel]], as well as in a few waterfront communities on the South Shore, such as the City of [[Long Beach, New York|Long Beach]] and the Village of [[Freeport, New York|Freeport]]. Republican voters are primarily concentrated in the middle to upper middle class southeastern portion of the county, which developed during the "post-war boom era". Heavily Republican communities such as [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]], [[Massapequa Park, New York|Massapequa Park]], [[Seaford, New York|Seaford]], [[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]], [[Levittown, New York|Levittown]], [[Bethpage, New York|Bethpage]], and [[Farmingdale, New York|Farmingdale]] are the political base of many county GOP officials such as former Congressman [[Peter T. King]] and former County Executive [[Edward P. Mangano]]. In the western portion of the county, wealthy [[Garden City, New York|Garden City]] is solidly Republican, as is the middle-class community of [[Floral Park, New York|Floral Park]]. Additionally, some of the more rustic areas of the North Shore, particularly in the Town of [[Oyster Bay, New York|Oyster Bay]] usually vote for the GOP. Areas of the county containing large numbers of swing voters include [[East Meadow, New York|East Meadow]], [[Oceanside, New York|Oceanside]], and [[Rockville Centre, New York|Rockville Centre]] on the South Shore and [[Mineola, New York|Mineola]] on the North Shore. Several areas have changed in partisan affiliation. Formerly Democratic strongholds such as the [[Five Towns]] and parts of [[Great Neck, New York|Great Neck]] have trended to the GOP while previously Republican areas such as [[Elmont, New York|Elmont]], [[Valley Stream, New York|Valley Stream]] and [[Baldwin, Nassau County, New York|Baldwin]] have become Democratic bastions. ===Representatives=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ U.S. House |- ! District ! Representative ! Territory |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[New York's 2nd congressional district|NY-02]] | [[Andrew Garbarino]] | Massapequa, parts of [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[New York's 3rd congressional district|NY-03]] | [[Tom Suozzi]] | All of North Hempstead and Glen Cove, most of Oyster Bay, parts of Hempstead, parts of [[Queens, New York|Queens]] and [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[New York's 4th congressional district|NY-04]] | [[Laura Gillen]] | All of Long Beach, most of Hempstead |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ N.Y. State Senate |- ! District ! Representative ! Territory |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[New York's 5th State Senate district|5]] | [[Steven Rhoads]] | Wantagh and North Wantagh, Bellmore, Merrick and North Merrick, East Meadow, Levittown, Salisbury, Farmingdale, Hicksville, Bethpage |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[New York's 6th State Senate district|6]] | [[Siela Bynoe]] | Baldwin, Freeport, Rockville Centre, Hempstead (village), Uniondale, Garden City, Westbury |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[New York's 7th State Senate district|7]] | [[Jack Martins]] | Northern half of county |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[New York's 8th State Senate district|8]] | [[Alexis Weik]] | Massapequa and North Massapequa, parts of southwestern [[Suffolk County, New York|Suffolk County]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[New York's 9th State Senate district|9]] | [[Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick]] | Valley Stream, Elmont, Floral Park, Malverne, Lynbrook, the Five Towns, East Rockaway, and Long Beach |}
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