Jake Blumencranz

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Blumencranz, 30, is a registered Republican running on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election. He has been a member of the State Assembly since 2022 and promised to continue to work across the aisle for Long Island families.
He worked as an insurance professional before becoming an assemblyman. He previously worked at the Nassau County District Court.
Blumencranz graduated from Rice University in Houston, where he majored in public policy and religious studies, and then earned a master’s degree in regional urban planning and economic development at the London School of Economics.

Blumencranz said he is focused on lowering costs and making the Island more affordable by pursuing targeted tax relief for seniors, veterans and working families; opposing unfunded state mandates that increase local property taxes; strengthening oversight of utilities and state authorities; and increasing opportunities for young people to build careers and buy homes.
He said he would work to address repeat offenders, improve transit safety, combat human trafficking and exploitation, support law enforcement and modernize state laws to confront emerging technological threats.
Blumencranz said he wants to connect the Island’s schools, universities, research institutions and private-sector employers so the next generation of high-paying technology and innovation jobs are created here and "young Long Islanders do not feel they have to leave home to find opportunity."

Rory I. Lancman