Jack Schnirman

Schnirman wants to make the county�s finances more transparent, institute tougher auditing standards and reform Nassau�s contracting system. �It�s all about cleaning up corruption and reforming Nassau�s finances so we can save taxpayer dollars,� Schnirman said. If elected, Schnirman wants to modernize the county�s finances so that more information is available electronically and to create a new publicly accessible scorecard to track the county�s fiscal data. He said he also would work with Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas to implement her 2015 report on county contracting, including establishing an independent inspector general�s office with the authority to investigate all contracts. Schnirman is also urging residents to provide suggestions for cleaning up the county�s finances. �If you see waste, fraud or inefficiency; something that is corrupt and needs to be audited and reformed . . . send those items in,� Schnirman said. �We are making a list so that on Jan. 1, we will know what needs to be looked at here in Nassau County.�

Schnirman, 39, of Long Beach, is making his first run for elected office and is running on the Democratic, Working Families and Women�s Equality party lines. Schnirman, who grew up in Kings Park, has served as Long Beach�s city manager since 2012. His contract expires in March 2018. He received a bachelor�s degree in international relations from Tufts University and a master�s degree in public policy from Harvard University�s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Schnirman previously worked for Bowne Management Systems as a management consultant and as chief deputy town supervisor in the Town of Brookhaven. He is married, with one daughter.