Lee Seeman

Making sure trees are trimmed, streets are cleaned, sidewalk pavement is repaired and stop signs are erected are some of the quality-of-life issues about which people in District 5 are concerned, Seeman said. District 5, which includes villages such as Floral Park, Great Neck Plaza and Lake Success, has a significant population of seniors who want to live their golden years as comfortably as possible. “Most of the issues are about keeping people happy and in their homes,” Seeman said. “I have many seniors in my district and I want them to stay.” Another issue in the district, Seeman said, is having gas stations replace aging underground storage tanks. If re-elected, she said, she will continue to make gas stations replace their tanks because “it’s required by law” and “it’s a big environmental issue.” District 5 also has a growing Asian-American population, and Seeman said she wants to play a role in keeping those new residents in North Hempstead for generations to come.

Lee Seeman, 89, is running on the Democratic, Working Families, Women’s Equality and Independence party lines and looking to serve her fourth term. She was first elected in November 2005. Seeman, a licensed insurance broker, graduated from Bryant High School in Astoria, Queens, and took classes at the University of Miami. Seeman was appointed to the U.S. Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad by Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. She is also a member of several community groups, such as the League of Women Voters, the World Jewish Congress, Hadassah, the NAACP and the Sierra Club. Seeman has been a trustee of the W.F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research in Jerusalem since 1988 and program director for the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce since 1975. She is married and has four children.