Carrie Solages

Credit: James Escher

Solages, 47, of Valley Stream, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic and Working Families party lines in the general election.
He was commissioner of the Nassau Commission on Human Rights under Tom Suozzi. He was elected to the legislature in 2011, and in 2022 he ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for congress in New York’s 4th Congressional District.
Solages graduated from Georgetown University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in international history, and is a graduate of Boston College Law School. He has been a criminal defense attorney for 18 years and runs his own private firm.

Solages said he wants to change the property tax assessment system, which he said is unfair toward those unfamiliar with the system and doesn’t provide accurate assessments.
He said he has plans to complete a community center in Elmont within the next two to three years and has received funding from the state budget for the project’s development.
Solages said he plans to launch a pilot program on the south Belt Parkway exits within his district. He cited accidents and noise pollution as common issues.

Kadeem M. Brown