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VOTERS GUIDE Nov. 2, 2021 general election

Denise A. Ford

Denise A. Ford is running for Nassau County Legislator, 4th District

Denise A. Ford

DENISE A. FORD

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

  • Denise Ford, 70, of Long Beach, a retired New York Telephone worker, is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines. She was elected in 2003 and is seeking her 10th two-year term.
  • A registered Democrat, Ford is the chair of the Public Safety Committee and caucuses with Republicans.
  • She graduated from St. Michael's High School in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Ford ran for office after her husband, Harry, a New York City firefighter, was killed in an Astoria fire on Father’s Day 2001.

ISSUES:

  • Ford has been a vocal advocate for upgrades to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant and conveyance project to help restore the marshes and marine life in the Western Bays.
  • She sponsored legislation to prohibit the sale of Styrofoam products in Nassau County.
  • The veteran lawmaker has pushed for an increase in the number of police and correction officers as well as civilian-side employees such as school crossing guards, medics and public safety officers.

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