Voter's Guide 10-24-18

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OCTOBER 24-30, 2018

INSIDE: Candidate Profiles • Judgeship Checklist

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New York State Assembly

Fighting to Protect Your Suburban Way of Life!

Vote Tuesday November 6th!

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PARTY KEY GRE=Green REP=Republican WEP=Women’s Equality CON=Conservative IND=Independence RP=Reform WFP=Working Families DEM=Democratic LIB=Libertarian TR=Tax Revolt *=incumbent

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New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo*

Marc Molinero

DEM, WFP, IND, WEP

REP, CON, REF

Andrew M. Cuomo is the 56th Governor of New York State, assuming office on Jan. 1, 2011. Cuomo is dedicated to public service and has the proven leadership skills to make government work for the people of New York.

Cuomo has fought for and won progressive accomplishments including marriage equality, comprehensive paid family leave, a $15 minimum wage, free college tuition for New York’s middle class, a ban on fracking and the nation’s strongest gun safety laws.

Every New Yorker’s tax rate is lower today than when Cuomo took office, the state has its highest credit rating in 40 years, and unemployment is down in every region. Today our state has the highest number of private sector jobs in history. www.andrewcuomo.com

In 1995, Marc became the youngest mayor in America at age 19. In 2006, he was elected to represent the 103rd District in the New York State Assembly. At 36, he took office as the youngest county executive in county history, where he cut the county tax levy each of the last four years and transformed an inherited $40 million budget deficit into a $20 million surplus. In 2015, Marc launched “Think Differently,” an initiative to ensure equal access and service, along with greater outreach, to those with special needs and developmental disabilities. Marc lives in Red Hook, with his wife Corinne and their three kids. www.molinaroforny. com

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PARTY KEY GRE=Green REP=Republican WEP=Women’s Equality CON=Conservative IND=Independence RP=Reform WFP=Working Families DEM=Democratic LIB=Libertarian TR=Tax Revolt *=incumbent

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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand*

Chele Chiavacci Farley

DEM, WFP, IND, WEP

REP,CON,REF

Since I entered the Senate, I have fought to clean up Washington. I have prioritized being transparent and accountable to my constituents, and was the first member of Congress to post my public schedule, earmark requests and tax returns online. To make Washington work, we have to start by creating transparency and accountability. I will always fight for your family as hard as I fight for my own. That means fighting to create apprenticeship and job training programs, providing incentives for companies that pay workers good wages, ensuring that health insurance is a right and not a privilege, and creating a universal paid family leave law. www.kirstengillibrand. com

Chele Chiavacci Farley is a successful businesswoman with more than 25 years of experience in the private sector in the finance industry.

She has worked at UBS Capital, Goldman Sachs and Mistral Capital, where she is currently a partner. A graduate of Stanford University with two degrees in Industrial Engineering, Farley lives in New York City with her husband Richard and their three sons.

Chele’s platform includes recovering the $48 billion dollars lost by New York taxpayers to Washington every year, thereby lowering property taxes, increasing the $10,000 cap on SALT deductions and allowing renters to deduct their rent on their federal taxes. www.chelefarleyforsenate. com

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PROTECTING TAXPAYERS AND LIRR COMMUTERS Doubled property tax rebates and rejected $3 billion in new state taxes Demanding a fare freeze unless service improves WORKING TO STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT Wrote the new law that’s saving lives by keeping guns away from abusers Strong supporter of laws to stop sexual harassment in the workplace FIGHTING FOR CLEAN WATER Voted for record investment in water infrastructure Standing up to stop NYC from reopening wells that could pollute our drinking water supply

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RECORD STATE AID TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS $112 million increase for Nassau schools Millions more for school security, classroom enrichment and building improvements

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U.S. Representative DISTRICT 2

PETER T. KING*

REP, CON, IND, REF, TR Congressman Peter T. King is serving his 13th term in Congress.

Rep. King has earned the reputation of being an independent leader who always fights for his constituents even if it means bucking his own party. Rep. King has proven to be a staunch supporter of first responders as he obtained vital healthcare for firefighters, police, EMTs and constructions workers suffering from 9/11 illnesses. He has also been a leader in the battle against MS-13. Congressman King has also secured additional funding to combat deadly illnesses such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.

Congressman King is a member of the Homeland Security Committee and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. He also serves on the Financial Services Committee and Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

LIUBA GRECHEN SHIRLEY DEM, WFP, WEP Liuba Grechen Shirley is a Long Island native, nonprofit leader and mother of two. Liuba is running for Congress to provide affordable healthcare for all and stand up for working families. A fierce advocate for equal rights with extensive experience in the national and international sphere, Liuba served as a UN Women’s Global Champion for Women’s Economic Empowerment. As fifth generation Long Islanders, Liuba’s family taught her the value of hard work and the importance of community— and she and her husband are now raising their two young children in Amityville.

DISTRICT 3

TOM SUOZZI*

DEM, WFP, IND, WEP, REF Tom Suozzi, a CPA, attorney, former mayor and county executive, is the Congressman representing New York’s Third Congressional District.

Tom is a new kind of old-fashioned Democrat who values compassion for those less fortunate, support for a hardworking middle class, and a faith rooted in welcoming the stranger. Tom believes in fiscal responsibility, a strong national defense, healthcare reform and cares for the environment as part of God’s divine creation.

Tom has stood up for Queens and Long Island families by prioritizing support for our veterans, cleaning up the Navy Grumman Plume, securing funding for the Long Island Sound, and holding monthly town halls to hear from his constituents.

Tom resides in Glen Cove with his wife and three children.

DAN DEBONO

REP, CON Dan DeBono is a Navy SEAL, banker, and first time candidate.

Dan served at SEAL Team TWO in Virginia and deployed overseas to the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Africa during the Gulf War era.

He graduated with High Honors from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business and spent 20 years in finance and investing.

Dan is an independent-thinker, his values of integrity, trust, loyalty, honor and perseverance are forged by his SEAL training and his experience with some of the leading financial institutions in the world. He is running on both the Republican and Conservative Party lines.

DISTRICT 4

KATHLEEN RICE*

DEM, WEP Kathleen Rice represents New York’s fourth congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she serves on the Committees for Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs. She was first elected to Congress in 2014.

Rice began her career in public service as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn. In 1999, Kathleen was appointed an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Philadelphia office. In 2005, Kathleen ran for District Attorney of Nassau County, where she defeated a 31-year incumbent and became the first woman elected District Attorney in Long Island history. Kathleen served as DA from 2006-2014.

Kathleen resides in Garden City.

AMEER BENNO

REP, CON, REF Ameer Benno is a civil rights and Constitutional law attorney from Bellmore. Benno’s family is from Israel, but he was born in the U.S. He attended Johns Hopkins University and Cornell Law School, serving thereafter as a prosecutor in the Manhattan D.A.’s Office and as a professor at New York Law School. He currently has his own law practice. Benno serves on the board of the NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers, and is an executive officer of the Nassau Lawyers’ Association. He is the president of the MerrickBellmore Jewish Community Council, and a board member of the Merrick Jewish Centre.

He is a member of the FreeportRoosevelt Chapter of the NAACP. Benno’s wife, Gayle, is an early childhood special education teacher. They have three daughters who attend public school in Bellmore.

New York State S DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 6

CARL MARCELLINO* KEMP HANNON* REP, CON, IND, REF Carl Marcellino was elected to represent the Fifth Senate District and serves as chairman of the Education Committee. Since becoming chair, aid to education has increased by $2 billion.

Marcellino also chaired the EnCon Committee and wrote more than 100 environmental laws. He was also chairman of the Investigations and Government Operations Committee.

He earned bachelor of arts and master of science degrees from New York University and a professional diploma in administration and supervision from St. John’s. After 20 years as a science teacher and administrator, he was elected Oyster Bay Town Clerk, a position he held until his Senate election.

JIM GAUGHRAN

DEM, WFP, WEP In 1983, Jim Gaughran was elected as Huntington Town Councilmember where he wrote one of New York’s first ethics laws that require local officials to disclose all their sources of outside income.

In 1987, Gaughran went on to become a Suffolk County Legislator. During his tenure, Gaughran worked with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass laws that took on gangs, combated the crack epidemic, and permanently preserved the Long Island Central Pine Barrens.

Currently, Gaughran serves as chairperson for the Suffolk County Water Authority. Under his leadership, the SCWA maintains two perfect AAA bond ratings, while ratepayers spend less on water than anyone else in the United States as a percent of their household income.

REP, CON, IND, REF Kemp Hannon is the current chair of the NYS Senate Committee on Health and a nationally recognized expert in health care policy. In 2012, Governor Cuomo appointed him to the Medicaid Redesign Team.

Hannon sponsored important laws such as the Concussion Management Act, the CARES Act, rape kit reforms and recently championed the 2017 $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act. He continues to work on initiatives to fight the opioid epidemic, which have included “I-STOP” to help prevent pain killer overdoses and the 2018 Drug Take Back Act to give consumers free and convenient options to get medications out of their cabinets and safely disposed of.

KEVIN THOMAS

DEM, WFP, WEP Kevin Thomas is an attorney and an appointee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to the New York State Advisory Committee. He lives in Levittown and believes families on Long Island need someone to fight for them. As an attorney, Thomas worked tirelessly to bring justice to those who could not stand up for themselves.

Thomas’ campaign is about fighting for the less fortunate, those without a voice and those who have given up hope in the system. As an Indian American, who immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 10 years old, Thomas understands the promise that the United States holds and he believes that he is a living testament that the American dream still exists, and he believes every New Yorker should have the same opportunities that he had.

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ELAINE PHILLIPS*

REP, CON, IND, REF Elaine Phillips has earned a reputation in the Senate for bringing Republicans and Democrats together in a bipartisan way to deliver honest, responsive and effective government, fiscal responsibility and working to make it more affordable to live on Long Island. She stopped billions in tax increases sought by the Governor and Assembly and preserved middle class tax cuts. She doubled property tax rebates and tax credits for child care expenses. Elaine delivered funding for schools in addition to millions in grants for classroom enrichment, technology and school security. She wrote the new domestic violence law that keeps guns out of the hands of abusers, and co-sponsored the law to stop sexual harassment in the workplace.

ANNA KAPLAN

DEM, WFP, WEP Anna Kaplan was born Anna Monahemi in Tabriz, Iran to a Jewish family.

When the Islamic Revolution swept the country, Kaplan’s parents made the difficult decision to send her to the United States for safety. In 1995, Kaplan became a U.S. citizen.

Kaplan married and settled in Great Neck where she and her husband raised two daughters.

She was active in the public schools and her community and was asked to run for the Great Neck Library Board. She won and served a four-year term. During her third year, she was also appointed to the Town of North Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals. In 2011, Anna was elected Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman for the Fourth District. In 2015, she was reelected to a second term as Town Councilwoman with 68 percent of the vote.

N.Y. Attorney General Comptroller LETITIA JAMES*

DEM, WFP, IND Letitia “Tish” James is the nominee of the Democratic, Working Families and Independence parties for New York Attorney General, running to fight for New Yorkers’ rights and to hold powerful interests, including Donald Trump, accountable. As Public Advocate, Tish serves as a watchdog over New York City government agencies and as an advocate and lawyer for the City’s most overlooked communities. She is a former public defender, Assistant Attorney General, and two-term New York City Council Member. In 2013, she became the first woman of color elected to citywide office.

If elected Attorney General, she would become the first woman of color to hold statewide office in New York. A proud Brooklynite, she is a graduate of CUNY Lehman College, and has a law degree from Howard University School of Law.

KEITH WOFFORD

REP, CON Keith Wofford is the Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Attorney General. Keith was born and raised in Buffalo, where he grew up in a working-class neighborhood. With hard work and diligence, he received a scholarship to Harvard College, graduated cum laude, and continued his education at Harvard Law School where he earned his J.D. After law school, Keith built a law practice where he oversees more than 700 employees, and over the last 25 years, he’s recovered billions of dollars from companies that refuse to pay their debts. Keith is an outsider who knows how to get results, and he’s ready to use his experience in the private sector to turn New York State around.

TOM DINAPOLI*

DEM, WFP, IND, WEP, REF Tom DiNapoli has a longstanding history fighting for New York’s taxpayers. As State Comptroller, Tom protects taxpayer dollars against corruption and waste, and grew the state and local pension system to being 98 percent funded, one of the highest in the nation. Its current value is estimated at $209 billion.

Since becoming Comptroller in 2007, Tom has led the way in holding government and corporations accountable, standing up for taxpayers, protecting our environment and fighting corruption in Albany. Tom is committed to continuing these efforts as State Comptroller to ensure the best maintained and most transparent office possible.

Justice of the Supreme Court Vote For Seven

George Nolan DEM, CON, IND Marian R. Tinari DEM, CON, IND Deborah Poulos DEM, CON, IND Michael A. Gajdos, Jr. DEM, CON, IND Norman St. George DEM, REP Helen Voutsinas DEM, REP Ruth C. Balkin DEM, REP Larry Kelly REP Stephen F. Kiely REP Daniel T. Driscoll REP John B. Zollo REP Thomas Rademaker CON Christopher L. Grayson CON Robert M. Nigro CON Vincent J. Messina, Jr. IND Stephen J. Lynch IND David A. Morris IND

County Court Judge Vote For One

Catherine Rizzo DEM, REP Shaun K. Hogan CON

Family Court Judge Vote For One

JONATHAN TRICHTER REP, CON Jonathan Trichter did not respond to calls and emails for submission.

Judges

Robin M. Kent DEM, REP Madeline Petrara-Perrin CON No Photo Available

District Court Judge, District 2 Vote For Three

Andrea C. Phoenix DEM, GRE, WFP, WEP, REF Andrew M. Engel DEM, GRE, WFP, WEP, REF Valerie J. Alexander DEM, GRE, WFP, WEP, REF Michael W. Alpert REP, CON, IND, TR Charles J. Casolaro REP, CON, IND, TR Eric Zeni REP, CON, IND, TR

District Court Judge, District 3 Vote For One

Scott Fairgrieve DEM, WFP, IND, WEP, REF Tomasina Cuda Mastroianni REP, CON

District Court Judge, District 4 Vote For Two

Joanne Curran Perrucci DEM, GRE, WFP, WEP Dana L. Grossblatt DEM, WFP, WEP Douglas J. Lerose REP, CON, IND, REF, TR Colin F. O’Donnell REP, CON, GRE, IND, REF, TR

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