John Canning
Republican · NY
John Canning is a Sea Cliff lawyer and the Town of Oyster Bay's human resources commissioner. He is a former Nassau County legislator and leads the Sea Cliff Republican Club.
Where John Canning stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Sponsored a Nassau County measure to buy 1.7 acres of waterfront land in Bayville, almost half of it wetland, to stop home building there. The Legislature passed it 17-0, and it let the county use eminent domain if talks failed.
September 15, 1997Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: nydailynews.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Sponsored a Nassau County measure to buy 1.7 acres of waterfront land in Bayville, almost half of it wetland, to stop home building there. The Legislature passed it 17-0, and it let the county use eminent domain if talks failed.
September 15, 1997Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: nydailynews.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Publicly criticized a Long Island Rail Road plan to close the Glen Street station in Glen Cove and the Mill Neck station in his district. He said the closings would harm these communities.
February 23, 1996Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: nydailynews.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Joined the board of the North Shore Soup Kitchen, a volunteer-run Glen Cove charity that serves about 8,000 hot meals a year.
February 7, 2025
Source: liherald.com
Spoke at a campaign event backing Republican Zefy Christopoulos for the Nassau County Legislature's 11th District seat. He called the incumbent a "do-nothing" legislator.
June 29, 2017
Source: thenationalherald.com
Lost his Nassau County Legislature seat in the November 1999 election to Democrat Brian Muellers. Democrats won control of the Legislature for the first time that year.
November 2, 1999
Source: nydailynews.com
Past race John Canning ran in:
- County Legislator, 11th District · November 3, 2026 · Nassau County, New York