Ian Bergström is the Nassau County Republican and Nassau County Conservative candidate running for the New York State Assembly’s 22nd District seat.
Bergström is a lifelong resident of the Village of Floral Park. He is a youth basketball coach, community advocate, legal writer, civil litigation attorney and member of various civic organizations.
As a deputy county attorney, Bergström is assigned to the Litigation and Appeals Bureau within the Office of the Nassau County Attorney where he represents Nassau County taxpayers and residents regarding civil lawsuits.
Bergström intends to fight for the financial, educational and public safety interests of his constituents if elected.
Political affiliation: Republican and Conservative
Top 3 issues:
First, I intend to fix the traffic, congestion, and parking surrounding UBS Arena, Belmont Park and Belmont Park Retail Village as the New York State representative.
The traffic, congestion and parking flood the Elmont and Floral Park neighborhoods. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and State Assembly Member Michaelle Solages (D-AD22) steamrolled the commercial development into the heart of Elmont without a plan on how to alleviate the traffic and congestion burdening the local residents as the New York State representatives.
Hempstead Turnpike and Cross Island Park are state roadways under the purview of the state’s Department of Transportation.
The accessibility and parking options must be redesigned to ensure the suburban residents are not affected as a result of the traffic conditions regarding UBS Arena, Belmont Park and Belmont Park Retail Village.
The residents’ complaints about the traffic, congestion and parking have been ignored since UBS Arena became operational. The financial benefit of the commercial properties cannot cause the politicians to disregard the interests of the suburban residents.
The United States Department of Energy determined that the state has the highest average commute time throughout the nation, and the traffic conditions contribute to such statistic.
Second, I intend to advocate for the $239 billion budget to be slashed. The “historic” budget exceeds the gross domestic product of innumerable foreign countries.
The budget contributes to the staggering cost of living and inflation financially burdening the residents of Assembly District 22. The neighborhoods throughout the district are expensive, and the state’s budget further financially burdens the taxpayers.
Third, I intend to advocate for the amendment of the cashless bail legislation that the democratic majority of the New York State Legislature enacted. My opponent, State Assembly Member Michaelle Solages, declared that the cashless bail legislation is “imperfect,” but “necessary.”
The crimes eligible for cashless bail and release from the custody of law enforcement include sex trafficking, felonious sexual offenses, sexual incest, money laundering to finance terrorism, facilitating child pornography involving children by means of alcohol and drugs, use of children performing sexual acts, child molestation, sexual deviance, robbery, domestic violence involving strangulation and violating orders of protection involving family members pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law §510.10.
Generally, the local suburban neighborhoods consist of families and children. I unapologetically intend to protect vulnerable children, residents and taxpayers as the state representative for Assembly District 22.
