Douglas M. Smith

BACKGROUND

• Douglas M. Smith, 36, of Holbrook, is a registered Republican and is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election.
• He was elected to the State Assembly in April 2018 and later became a ranking member of the Assembly’s Education Committee.
• Smith became a high school math teacher after graduating from St. Joseph’s University in Patchogue with degrees in math and adolescent education. 

ISSUES

• Smith said he wants to improve public safety by giving police the tools they need and wants to work toward grant funding for safety equipment for the police department. He said he is focused on projects benefiting his community, such as securing state funding to build an all-accessible park and playground in Holbrook and efforts to clean up Lake Ronkonkoma.
• He said he plans to help with affordability by reducing unfunded state mandates and sales tax on fuel to offset high fuel prices.
• Smith said he will push to improve public education with policies focused on educating the whole child and giving opportunities to students of all educational backgrounds.