On Friday, January 5th, 2018, Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker has represented the 17th District of the Nassau County Legislature, encompassing Hicksville, Massapequa, Bethpage, Farmingdale, Seaford, Wantagh and portions of Old Bethpage, since she was first elected in 2009. Legislator Schaefer was re-elected in 2011, 2013, 2015 and again in 2017 by wide margins and is currently serving her fifth term in the Legislature.