Melissa L. Miller
Melissa L. Miller is running for Council Member, Town of Hempstead, 3rd District
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MELISSA L. MILLER
Republican
BACKGROUND:
- Miller, 59, of Atlantic Beach, served in the state Assembly from 2016 to 2022. She was appointed to the town council in February 2022, then won a special election for the council seat in November 2022.
- She has been a longtime advocate of the disabled and has two children with disabilities. For many years she volunteered as a parent trainer to help medical residents differentiate between caring for a child with chronic illness versus one with an acute illness.
- She attended Adelphi University but did not graduate.
ISSUES:
- Miller said she wants to keep taxes down for residents.
- She said she wants to work with the town’s public safety department and Nassau County police to enhance residents’ safety.
- She said she supports housing that maintains the suburban quality of life without burdening localities with “massive” apartment buildings, but by incorporating “smart development of blighted projects or empty lots.”
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