VOTERS GUIDE: 2nd Congressional District, Andrew R. Garbarino    

REPUBLICAN

• Garbarino, 38, of Bayport, is running for a second term to represent New York's 2nd Congressional District.
• Garbarino is also running on the Conservative line.
• He serves on the House Small Business Committee, as well as the House Homeland Security Committee as a ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
• A graduate of Sayville High School, Garbarino received his bachelor's of arts degree in history and classical humanities from The George Washington University. He received his law degree from Hofstra University.

• Cost of living increases are an important issue for Garbarino. If elected to a second term, he has said he would work to tame inflation by urging the federal government to cut spending.
• Crime and public safety are also top issues for Garbarino who co-sponsored the Invest to Protect Act, bipartisan legislation to divert federal funds and resources to small local police departments.
• Garbarino also said coastal resiliency and protecting property surrounding the Great South Bay is a top priority.