Credit: Joe Scianablo's campaign

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BACKGROUND

  • Scianablo, 48, of Garden City, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic Party line in the general election.   
  • He is a former Queens County prosecutor, retired NYPD officer and a U.S. Marine combat veteran who served in Iraq.
  • Scianablo received his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from St. John’s University and his law degree from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in Hempstead.

ISSUES

  • Scianablo said he wants to bring fiscal transparency and accountability to Hempstead through audits of town finances and operations that explain to taxpayers how their money is being spent.
  • He said the town should reduce the number of flyers it sends out and residents should be given the opportunity  to opt out of receiving them.
  • Scianablo said the town should attract redevelopment at the Hub that focuses on housing as well as research and education in science and medicine rather than a casino.

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