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VOTERS GUIDE Long Island Voters Guide: Nov. 7, 2023 general election

Siela A. Bynoe

Siela A. Bynoe is running for Nassau County Legislator, 2nd District

Siela A. Bynoe

SIELA A. BYNOE
Democratic
 
BACKGROUND:

  • Bynoe, 55, of Westbury, was first elected to the Legislature in a special election in 2014. She is seeking a fifth full term.
  • She is a former member of the Westbury School Board and a former executive director of the Huntington Housing Authority.
  • She graduated from Nassau Community College and Hofstra University, as well as LIU Post, where she earned a master’s in public administration.

ISSUES:

  • Bynoe said she has secured $65 million in capital funds for infrastructure upgrades in her legislative district, including for roads in Westbury, Hempstead and Lakeview.
  • A big part of her advocacy is adding mental health workers to emergency responses. She introduced legislation to have a mental health crisis team embedded into the county’s 911 responses.
  • She touted her efforts to conserve water through passage of a smart-sprinkler incentive program, and advocacy of efforts to identify contaminants in the county’s drinking water. She also advocated for a policy in which the county’s Industrial Development Agency provides tax incentives to manufacturers that work to mitigate their environmental footprint.

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