Shala Pascucci D

BACKGROUND

• Pascucci, 56, of Kings Park, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic Party line in the general election. 
• She has a master’s degree in social work and has been a program director, educator and small-business owner.
• Pascucci was recently reelected as a trustee of the Kings Park School Board, where she said she gained experience managing multimillion-dollar budgets, analyzing complex problems and communicating effectively with different stakeholders. 

ISSUES

• Pascucci said teachers, first responders, seniors and young graduates who want to build their lives in the area are being priced out of the housing market. She said she will work to establish a housing trust fund using existing revenue sources and supports adaptive reuse initiatives that transform underutilized commercial properties into housing and protect open space.
• She said too many projects are approved without the roads, schools or sewers to support them and vows to fight for stronger oversight, real community input before decisions are made, and smart growth.
• Pascucci said she will continue to hold office hours and town halls to ensure county government is accessible and accountable year-round.

SHALA PASCUCCI

Democratic

BACKGROUND

•Pascucci, 56, of Kings Park, was recently re-elected to serve as a trustee of the Kings Park School Board, where she gained experience managing multimillion dollar budgets, analyzing complex problems and communicating effectively with different stakeholders. She is running on the Democratic party line.

•She has a master’s in social work and has had roles as a program director, educator and small business owner.

•As a candidate she built a development tracker website, submitted public comments on major proposals like Beechwood, analyzed the Gyrodyne environmental review, and organized office hours and town halls.

ISSUES

•Pascucci said teachers, first responders, seniors and young graduates who want to build their lives in the area are being priced out of the housing market. She will work to establish a housing trust fund using existing revenue sources, such as federal housing grants and contributions from developers who receive county benefits, with no new burden on taxpayers. She also supports adaptive reuse initiatives that transform underutilized commercial properties into housing, create more affordable options, and protect open space and community character.

•Pascucci said too many projects are approved without the roads, schools, or sewers to support them. She vows to fight for stronger oversight, real community input before decisions are made, and smart growth that focuses on reusing underutilized commercial spaces, instead of paving over the remaining open land.

•She said she will continue to hold office hours and town halls to ensure county government is accessible and accountable year-round, not just during election season.