Nassau County Executive Democratic Primary Is Tuesday

The Nassau County Executive primary race on Tuesday will see which Democratic candidate will compete against Republican Jack Martins in the general election in November.

Two democratic candidates vying for that spot are Laura Curran and George Maragos.

Read a summary of the candidates below, courtesy of League of Women Voters of Nassau County.

About Laura Curran:

Currran is currently serving her second term as a Democrat Nassau County Legislator, representing Nassau Legislative District 5. Her previous elected office was on the Baldwin School Board for 3 ½ years, including one year as president. In her earlier career, Laura was a reporter for the NY Daily News and NY Post and also taught journalism at SUNY Purchase. Laura earned a BA in liberal arts from Sarah Lawrence College. She now lives in Baldwin with her husband and three daughters.

George Maragos

George Maragos is serving his second term as the Republican Nassau County Comptroller. His previous work was always in information technology and financial services for the private sector. He founded and was CEO of SDS Financial Technologies. His employers have included Citicorp, Chase, and Booz Allen Hamilton. He earned an MBA from Pace University and a BA in electrical engineering from McGill University. George and his wife have two grown sons and live in Great Neck.

Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Absentee ballots can be obtained until Sept. 11 and must be postmarked no later than Sept. 11 or returned in person to your Board of Elections by Sept. 12.

The general election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

To learn more about the forum as well as other LWV programs, go to the League’s website (lwvofnassaucounty.org) or email info@lwvofnassaucounty.org or call 516-431-1628.

To get personalized voter information, including ballots, polling places, and candidate bios – go to the LWV’s interactive Vote 411 website (www.vote411.org).

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