Candidate for New York State Senate - District 55 in 2024 New York General Election.
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Get StartedThe right to life is an important moral bedrock for me. New York currently allows abortion until the final moments of pregnancy. It also provides taxpayer funds for women to get abortions in other states. When elected I will strongly oppose both. Learn more
Make it a felony to engage in rioting or inciting a riot. Learn more
Pass legislation to impose a first-degree murder charge on a dealer who sells someone a lethal dose of drugs. Learn more
Fight any and all attempts to defund or undermine our law enforcement agencies. Learn more
Repeal Bail Reform. Learn more
Repeal the Clean Slate Act, which allows tenants and job seekers to conceal their criminal history. Learn more
Make it a hate crime to assault a police officer due to his or her profession. Learn more
Repeal laws protecting perpetrators from the consequences of their criminal behavior and introduce laws that protect and embrace the rights of their victims. Learn more
Work with enterprises and trade unions to expand access to career counseling and technical classes and apprenticeship training. Learn more
Support educational aid increases for private and religious schools for their work on common, non-religious curriculum and operational costs. Learn more
Support local teacher centers, so that these hardworking professionals continue to have access to development opportunities and resources. Learn more
Strongly back state support for increased access to Advanced Placement and College level courses for those who qualify but lack either the availability of those courses or the resources to pay for them. Learn more
Support innovation using Charter Schools in areas that would benefit from competition. Learn more
Champion local control of curriculum and teacher evaluation. Learn more
Maintaining local zoning and planning control of all solar, wind or other energy development – always cognizant that home rules must be protected. Learn more
Continued funding to support clean water infrastructure and eliminate the use of lead pipes. Learn more
Efforts to maintain and expand access to natural gas for all who want it. Learn more
Increasing funding to the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) to continue to invest appropriately in conservation efforts. Learn more
Providing tax credits and other subsidies to support voluntary renewable energy development. Learn more
Reducing or eliminating state taxes and fees on our utility bills. Learn more
The right to vote is perhaps our most sacred right, and it must be protected. I strongly support requiring US Citizenship and that a valid government identification be presented before casting a vote. Learn more
The SAFE Act, and other infringements on our freedoms should be repealed. Learn more
No child should be required to get a vaccine to attend school, and no citizen should be required to get one to work or attend events. Learn more
Only parents - not the government - should make health care and educational choices for their children. Learn more
Oppose any financial bailout of New York City or any other jurisdiction claiming “sanctuary” status for lawbreakers, or to offset the cost of their irresponsible sanctuary city policies, as proposed by Governor Hochul. Learn more
Demand school districts that are not in “sanctuary” zones be made financially whole with funding for additional burdens placed upon them as a result of relocations and deportations originating out of New York City or from any other jurisdiction identifying as a “sanctuary” for lawbreakers. Learn more
Reject and forbid the Federal government’s continued illegal and subversive flights of illegal aliens from other nations to airports in the state of New York. Learn more
Ending all benefits for illegal aliens and redirecting that money to reducing taxes, funding public education and providing more tuition assistance for college expenses to hardworking Rochesterians. Learn more
Support Laken’s Law requiring law enforcement agencies to notify Federal immigration authorities when arresting a non-citizen, ensuring that any migrants who commit crimes face the full weight of their actions and legal status. Learn more
Support legislation that would make state aid and state grants to municipalities contingent on condition that they permanently repeal their “sanctuary” jurisdiction status. Learn more
Ending the Hollywood tax credit that sends a billion dollars to liberal elites and does nothing to help the average New Yorker. Learn more
An inflation reduction tax credit for working families, allowing them to write off the delta between their grocery bills in 2023 compared with the pre-pandemic costs in 2019. Learn more
Limiting State spending in order to restrain the growth and cost of government. Learn more
Cutting 25% of your utility bill that goes to pay for state taxes, regulations, and fees. Learn more
Cutting income taxes across the board to encourage investment and job creation. Learn more
Exploring ways to eliminate school taxes for those 65 and over who are living on fixed incomes. Learn more
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