Political Career
In 2003, Mejias was elected to the Nassau County Legislature, becoming the first Latino elected to that body. He was re-elected in 2005. In August 2006, the AFL-CIO gave their endorsement to Mejias, over the incumbent Peter T. King (R), whom they had endorsed in each election for the previous fourteen years, ever since King was first elected to Congress.
In his first two years in office, Mejias supported Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi and voted for budgets that, along with the state bailout of the County, resulted in no tax increases for residents and improved bond ratings for the County. Nassau County now has an "A" bond rating for the first time in a decade.
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