Dean Tarulli

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Tarulli, 38, of Glen Head, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic party line in the general election. He is deputy director of coastal resilience for the New York City Department of Design and Construction.
He worked as a biologist on Superstorm Sandy relief for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, and later served as the director of flood mitigation and climate resilience for the Westchester County Department of Planning.
He has a bachelor’s degree in marine science from Stony Brook University.

If elected, Tarulli said he wants to tackle affordability challenges by reviewing the cost of local infrastructure projects and holding contractors accountable.
He said he plans help seniors access state resources so they can stay with their families as they age.
Tarulli said he wants to strengthen the environmental regulation of data centers and prevent them from being built on Long Island.

Paolo A. Pironi