The New York State Assembly is the lower chamber of the New York State Legislature. Alongside the New York State Senate, it forms the legislative branch of the New York state government and works alongside the governor of New York to create laws and establish a state budget. Legislative authority and responsibilities of the New York State Assembly include passing bills on public policy matters, setting levels for state spending, raising and lowering taxes, and voting to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.The New York State Assembly meets in the state capitol building in Albany, New York.Assembly District 13 includes parts of Long Island.
Experience and Qualifications
Member of the Glen Cove Planning Board, more than a decade of experience working in State and Local government including several years in the New York State Assembly and North Hempstead Town administration.
Community Involvement
Member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, member of the Sons and Daughters of Italy Loggia Glen Cove, Volunteer with the Glen Cove Beautification Commission, volunteer at the Feast of Saint Rocco.
Education
SUNY at Albany
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My top three priorities would be affordability, public safety, and reducing the tax burden on New York families.
First, we have to make New York more affordable. Too many working families, seniors, and young people are questioning whether they can afford to remain here. I would fight to control state spending, reduce taxes on middle-class families, lower energy costs, and oppose unfunded mandates that ultimately show up in local property taxes.
Second, we must make public safety a priority again. I support our law enforcement professionals and believe we need common-sense changes to laws that have made it more difficult to keep repeat and dangerous offenders off our streets. New Yorkers should be able to feel safe in their homes, businesses, schools, and communities.
Third, I want to change the culture in Albany that too often treats taxpayers as an unlimited source of revenue. State government needs to live within its means, eliminate waste, and focus on core responsibilites.
New York should pursue responsible environmental policies that protect our air and water, strengthen infrastructure, and make our communities more resilient to severe weather. We can do that without adopting mandates that dramatically increase utility bills, threaten grid reliability, or make New York less competitive.
I support investing in flood mitigation, stormwater infrastructure, coastal resiliency, energy efficiency, and a diverse and reliable energy supply. I believe technologies such as nuclear power must be part of the conversation if we are serious about reducing emissions while maintaining a strong electric grid.
We also have to acknowledge that climate change is a global issue. New York cannot solve it alone. Policies that impose enormous costs on New York families while China, and other major polluters continue producing massive amounts of emissions will have no meaningful effect on the global climate. Any serious long-term climate strategy must include concessions.
I believe every New Yorker deserves equal treatment under the law, equal opportunity, a quality education, safe neighborhoods, and the opportunity to succeed regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, or background.
Government should vigorously enforce our civil rights laws and confront discrimination wherever it occurs.
Some of the most important tools for expanding opportunity are strong schools, safe communities, affordable housing, access to good-paying jobs, support for small businesses, and an economy in which working families can get ahead. Those should be priorities in every community.
Social justice also has to include public safety. Families in disadvantaged communities have the same right to safe streets, functioning schools, thriving businesses, and responsive government as anyone else. I believe our focus should be on expanding opportunity, protecting individual rights, and ensuring that every New Yorker is treated equally under the law.
New York should comply with the Constitution, the Voting Rights Act, and the Supreme Court's decision while continuing to ensure that every eligible voter has an equal opportunity to participate in our elections.
But the broader principle here is that politicians should not be manipulating district lines for partisan advantage. New York voters created an Independent Redistricting Commission because they wanted greater independence and accountability in the redistricting process.
Unfortunately, the legislative majority recently approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would significantly weaken the existing redistricting framework and give the Legislature greater power to redraw congressional districts between censuses. I opposed that approach in principle. New York should be defending the Independent Redistricting Commission, not weakening it whenever the political majority believes a different map may benefit them.
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