Christopher R. Schneider
Christopher R. Schneider is running for Council Member, Town of Hempstead, 5th District
BACKGROUND
- Schneider, 44, of Seaford, is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines in a special election. He was appointed in August to temporarily fill the seat after the July death of Councilman Christopher Carini, who was reelected to a second term in 2023. The winner will fill the remainder of the four-year term.
- Schneider is director of media relations for the Alzheimer's Foundation of America and was a former legislative aide in the Nassau County Legislature and the New York State Senate.
- He earned bachelor’s degrees in history and sociology, with an emphasis in criminal justice, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
 
ISSUES
- Schneider said that if elected he will focus on issues that affect residents’ quality of life.
- He said he would continue mobile town halls that bring services to residents in different town districts.
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Schneider said he would work with the town to offer training sessions on using Narcan, child safety seat checks and child ID programs.
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