Howard J. Kopel
Howard J. Kopel is running for Nassau County Legislator, 7th District
HOWARD J. KOPEL
Republican
BACKGROUND:
- Kopel, 72, of Lawrence, an attorney and the legislature’s deputy presiding officer, seeks an eighth term. He is the chairman of the legislature's finance committee.
- He is the founder and CEO of a title insurance and real estate services company based in Valley Stream.
- He received his bachelor’s in political science from Brooklyn College and his law degree from Brooklyn Law School.
ISSUES:
- Kopel said he supports fiscal responsibility in order to lower taxes and would advocate for increased state and federal support for county infrastructure.
- His top priorities are maintaining a “suburban quality of life,” including pushing back against dense housing, addressing opioid abuse through legislation and funding education.
- He serves on a committee that seeks to reduce racial and religious hate crimes and hopes to continue to advance anti-bias crime legislation.
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