Siela A. Bynoe D

BACKGROUND

• Bynoe, 57, of Westbury, was elected to the Nassau County Legislature in a 2014 special election. She is serving her fifth full term representing the 2nd Legislative District and is the alternate deputy minority leader.
• She is principal of Acclaim Management Strategies, which provides consultation and strategic planning services to municipalities and private development corporations.
• She has an associate degree from Nassau Community College, and in 2001 graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hofstra University and in 2006 earned a master’s degree in public administration from LIU Post.

ISSUES

• Bynoe said that if elected she would push for increased access to health care while protecting women’s rights and reducing maternal mortality rates.
• Bynoe said she would work to fully fund Long Island’s public schools and expand after-school programming and career training opportunities.
• She said she also would support the expansion of programs that deepen trust between law enforcement and communities.