Candidate Name: Leigh-Ann M Barde
Office Running For: Suffolk County Legislature, District 10
Party: Democrat, Working Families
Candidate Questionnaire Responses
When in office, what will you do to reduce harm and ensure there is social and economic equity for Black Long Islanders? If you are an incumbent, what policies/initiatives/laws have you supported that do this?
As a mother of four mixed-race boys and the wife of a Black man, I’ve seen firsthand how inequity impacts Black families — in housing, education, and opportunity. That’s why my priorities focus on building systems that finally work for everyone. That's why I'll push to create truly affordable workforce housing with under-utilized county land; push to waive sales tax on daily necessities like energy bills, saving families every cent we can; and prioritize increasing county funding to help parents lower these costs and keep children safe.