Bruce Bent, the Republican, Conservative and Right-to-Life candidate for Nassau County Executive, has kept his message simple and clear from the day he was nominated. First of all, he says that he is a businessman who has been very successful and that is exactly what Nassau County needs in its present fiscal crisis. He is an outsider who owes nothing to any political leader. When asked about issues other than the economy, he usually says that until the county's finances are straightened out, it is premature to talk about other issues. FULL STORY

On Nov. 6, Nassau County voters will elect a new county executive and, for the first time in 40 years, it's quite possible they will give that position to a Democrat. Thomas Suozzi, 39, the current four-term mayor of Glen Cove, waged a shoe-leather campaign that led to a surprising yet decisive, primary victory over fellow Democrat, State Assemblyman Tom DiNapoli, in September. A few hours after his primary win, Suozzi was back on the campaign trail bringing his plan and vision for "making Nassau County the best in the nation" to every corner of the county and its 1.3 million residents. Within just a few days of the victory, county and state Democrats in elected office followed Assemblyman DiNapoli's lead and pledged their full support to Suozzi as he faces his Republican opponent in the November election. FULL STORY

"The key thing is that I've already done everything my opponent says we should do," so said Nassau County Comptroller Frederick Parola, as his campaign to win a third term to that office heads into its final weeks. FULL STORY

"It's clear that people are responding to our message for change in Nassau County," says Howard Weitzman, Democratic candidate for Nassau County comptroller. "We're getting a great reception, even in historically Republican areas." FULL STORY

During a press conference in Mineola on Oct. 9, Nassau County Legislator Brian Muellers, (D., Glen Cove, 18 L.D.), chairman of the Legislature's Public Works Committee, described the result of his months-long effort to establish procedures for the creation and adoption of a comprehensive four-year capital plan and an annual capital budget for the county. Legislator Muellers' proposal for capital reform will be a referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot. Voters must approve the proposal because its implementation involves changes to the stipulations in county charter which affect the powers of elected officials. The Nassau County Legislature and several civic groups urge Nassau County's voters to vote "yes" on the proposal cited as Proposition #1 on the ballot. FULL STORY