NASSAU COUNTY CIVIC ASSOCIATION, INC. "The government is us, we are the government, you and I." Teddy Roosevelt |
This page addresses the number one issue facing Nassau County residents; taxes. A reasonable solution to reduce the high level of taxation is to reduce spending not increase it. Please see the chart below to see which legislator voted in favor of the double digit salary increase for the Presiding Officer, Deputy Presiding Officer and Minority Leader.
DOUBLE DIGIT SALARY INCREASE
District |
Legislator |
Vote |
1 |
Kevan Abrams (D) |
No |
2 |
Robert Troiano (D) |
No |
3 |
John Ciotti (R) |
Yes |
4 |
Denise Ford (R) |
Yes |
5 |
Joseph Scannell (D) |
No |
6 |
Francis X. Becker (R) |
Yes |
7 |
Howard J. Kopel (R) |
Yes |
8 |
Vincent Muscarella (R) |
Yes |
9 |
Richard Nicolello (R) |
Yes |
10 |
Judi Bosworth (D) |
No |
11 |
Wayne H. Wink, Jr. (D) |
No |
12 |
Peter J. Schmitt (R) |
Yes |
13 |
Norma L. Gonsalves (R) |
Yes |
14 |
Joseph V. Belesi (R) |
Yes |
15 |
Dennis Dunne (R) |
Yes |
16 |
Judith Jacobs (D) |
No |
17 |
Rose Marie Walker (R) |
Yes |
18 |
Diane Yatauro (D) |
No |
19 |
David Denenberg (D) |
No |
This vote was held on January 25, 2010.