Candidate for New York State Senate - District 55 in 2020 New York General Election.
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Get StartedCrime impacts our ability to live safe, healthy lives. We must enforce equal justice under the law, but we can not forget the victims that ruthless criminals and bad policies leave in their wake in the name of short-sighted criminal justice reform measures. The approach to bail reform from the 2018-2019 budget was wrong, and attempts to repair this in 2020 fell short. Judges must have discretion. Learn more
Without adequate jobs, and better paying jobs, we see our brothers and sisters leave us. People aren’t leaving New York because it’s a cold climate, it’s because of the business climate. I envision an upstate renaissance in manufacturing, and the economic impacts in the construction and service sector that can bring. See our YouTube series, "Upstate Renaissance," for more. The series is ongoing. Learn more
I'll never forget the importance of educating our young people to pursue lives of meaning and to foster the skills that will help them maximize their working potential, and thereby their dignity. Early intervention is crucial to the future of our community, and an important personal issue for me. Learn more
The importance and the commitment we have made to the health of our community must continue. Sweeping programs that promise a one size fits all solution will only increase the burden on our counties, and raise your taxes. We need to rebuild our healthcare system in this country, and that will require a renegotiation with the federal government with regard to Medicare cost-sharing, as well as novel approaches to revenue and cost-cutting. Learn more
When our taxes are too high, it’s an anchor on ingenuity, building families, and owning a home. With out of control deficits, and unwise spending, Albany and its cadre of downstate politicians are determined to harm our upstate way of life. We must shift the Medicare burden off of counties to decrease property taxes and make homeownership more affordable. Learn more
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