Darien D. Ward
Darien D. Ward is running for Council Member, Town of Hempstead, 4th District
BACKGROUND
- Ward, 59, of Baldwin, is not enrolled in a party and is running on the Democratic Party line in the general election. He is a director at The Build Business Advisory Group LLC.
- He is is a Cornell University graduate of the School of Industrial Labor Relations. He is a past two-term president of the Baldwin Civic Association Inc. and is a past member of the Local Planning Committee for the Baldwin Downtown Revitalization Grant.
- Ward has had a 30-year career in the financial services for-profit industry, financial quasi-government and financial government regulatory authorities.
 
ISSUES
- Ward said he wants to elevate unheard community voices to join those already engaged to create a town government that serves all residents and to promote collaboration and promotion of collective voices in the district.
- He said he will work to promote financial transparency and accountability, and audit town finances and expenditures.
- Ward’s priorities also include reviewing governmental policies and processes for best practices, seeking ways to save taxpayer dollars and collaborating with business and community partners to develop local economic development.
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