Michael J. Sheridan

Sheridan said that, if elected, he will work �to fix broken systems in the county� and to reduce �burdensome fees and surcharges.� He said an example of burdensome fees are the fines collected from red light cameras at intersections. Sheridan said Nassau County needs to �re-envision its future� to include improved transit conditions, increased commuter parking at Long Island Rail Road train stations, more investment in informational technology in the county government, and use of solar power. He said, �Suffolk County is way ahead of us in implementing solar power on its government buildings and structures, and Nassau needs to catch up.� He said the county should apply for solar power grants to make the transition. Sheridan said that Nassau County should overhaul its tax assessment process. He has a four-part plan to achieve the overhaul, including conducting assessments every two to three years and having the county do assessments, he said, �instead of shifting it to the town or subcontracting it out.�

Sheridan, 53, of Levittown, is running on the Democratic, Working Families and Women�s Equality party lines. Sheridan, who underwent 200 hours of training to become a registered yoga teacher, owns and operates a hot yoga studio in downtown Locust Valley. Sheridan is a 1982 graduate of East Meadow High School. He earned a bachelor�s degree in theology from Molloy College in Rockville Centre. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Sheridan served as a board member at the Long Island Crisis Center, a not-for-profit youth service hotline in Bellmore. Sheridan previously ran for the Nassau County Legislature in 2001 in District 13, when he lived in East Meadow. Sheridan is married and has a child.