Laura Curran

In a February 25, 2020 Facebook post, Curran wrote, "AIPAC is a vital voice for our relationship with one of our most important allies, Israel. And that’s why I’m proud to join them at their #AIPAC2020 conference next week."

In opposition with rising public opinion of her electorate and popular sentiment within the New York State Legislature, controlled by the Democratic Party in all 3 chambers at the time, Curran took a hardline stance against the legalization of recreational marijuana and announced that she intended to have Nassau County opt-out of the clause which would legalize marijuana that was included in an early version of the 2019 New York State Budget.

Following a measure that eliminated cash bail passed by the New York State Legislature as part of the 2019 budget and was hailed as a landmark progressive legislation by supporters, Curran vigorously spoke out against the legislation to numerous media outlets, appeared on Fox News to oppose bail reform, and continued on efforts to form a coalition against the legislation.

Curran was sworn into office, January 1, 2018, by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the steps of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building (formerly the Old Nassau County Courthouse) during a frigid outdoor ceremony.

To address the issue Curran issued an executive order unfreezing the tax rolls in March 2018 and signed legislation that would allow for the reassessment of all county properties by 2019. Additionally, Curran introduced a proposal providing tax relief to the homeowners who shouldered the majority of the tax burden shift under the 2011 freeze. The proposal called for a five-year, partial tax exemption that would be granted to owner of homes built before the freeze began in 2010, are assessed at a high level, and are worth $1 million or less. The resulting exemption would primarily benefit middle-income property owners who have not challenged their assessments successfully since the 2011 freeze and resultant tax shift.

In 2017, Curran won a Sep 12 primary against Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who switched parties from Republican to Democratic.

Curran previously served on the Nassau County Legislature from 2014 to 2017 and as a local school board member in her hometown of Baldwin. Prior to holding elective office, Curran worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News and New York Post.

Under Curran's predecessor, Nassau County froze the tax rolls in 2011. The rolls would remain frozen for nearly seven years. According to an exposè, the policy resulted in a $1.7 billion shift in the property tax burden that largely benefited wealthy residents over low-income, middle-class and elderly residents. In effect, the policy created a "separate and unequal" tax assessment and challenge system that benefited those who frequently challenged their annual property tax assessment over others who did not or were unable to do so.

In 1989, Curran received a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Sarah Lawrence College.

Laura Curran (born December 31, 1967) is an American politician who has served as the County Executive of Nassau County since 2018. She is the 9th County Executive in Nassau County history and the first woman to hold the office. Curran worked as a reporter before serving in the Nassau County Legislature.