Dems announce candidates
Nassau County Democratic party leader Jay Jacobs announced that Suozzi will run for a third term, and county District Attorney Kathleen Rice will also seek
re-election. Suozzi addressed the crowd of 100 spectators, noting that high property taxes are still the biggest problem in the county, but that Democrats helped turn around a dire financial situation in the county no more than eight years ago. Suozzi said that same plan needs to continue today. “We have made one of the most dramatic financial turn-arounds in the country,” he said. “But there’s a still a problem with property taxes. We need to capture that same energy we used to take back Nassau County. We need to work together.”
Suozzi added that there needs to be consolidation of the 400 local governments in the county, as well as expansion of the tax base. “We need to take the concept of consolidation government for real,” he said. “We need to rid this county of waste, fraud and abuse. We have to show the people that we are on their side.”
Rice said she was proud to be aligned with the Democrats in the county, and that good leadership can lead Nassau County down a prosperous road. “We need good Democrats to help bring us down the right path,” she said.
Newcomer to county politics, Carrie Solages —an attorney with offices in Smithtown and Mineola — was announced as the Democratic candidate for county clerk. Solages, of Elmont, is a graduate of Georgetown University with a degree in International History. He later received his Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School. After school, Solages joined the Bronx County District Attorney's office where he served as assistant district attorney. Solages said he wants to add to a stronger Democratic majority in the county and bring about a more efficient government. “I have the opportunity to do some groundbreaking work,” Solages said. “I hope to bring financial common sense and
responsibility.”
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