On Friday, January 5th, 2018, Nassau County Legislator Laura M. Schaefer took the oath of office for her new term in a ceremony at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City.
State Senator Elaine Phillips swore in Legislator Schaefer and the other Legislators in the Majority Caucus for the 12th Session of the Nassau County Legislature, before a crowd of family, friends and other elected officials.
Legislator Schaefer has represented the 14th District of the Nassau County Legislature, encompassing Garden City, Carle Place and portions of Westbury, Jericho, Hicksville, Bethpage, Plainview, West Hempstead, Hempstead and Franklin Square, since she was first elected in 2013. Legislator Schaefer was re-elected by wide margins in 2015 and again in 2017 and is currently serving her third term in the Legislature.