John K. Mikulin

Credit: Kathy M Helgeson

Mikulin, 38, of Bethpage, is a registered Republican and is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election. He is seeking reelection to a third term.
Before being elected to the Assembly in 2018 in a special election, he had several jobs within Hempstead Town government, including as a clerical aide to the town board and as a deputy town attorney.
Mikulin graduated from St. John’s University with undergraduate and master’s degrees in government. He received his law degree from Touro Law Center.

Mikulin said that if reelected he would continue to oppose bail reform legislation and work to give judges greater discretion in setting bail in an effort to reduce crime. Last session he sponsored an Assembly bill referred to as Jacob’s Law that calls for a life sentence without parole for anyone who kills a child in commission of a crime. He said he would reintroduce the bill if reelected.
He said he will work to ensure that public schools in his district get enough state funding.
Mikulin said he will continue to push back against state control of local zoning and opposes a bill allowing adaptive reuse of certain parcels zoned for commercial, office, retail or parking.

Sunita J. Lofters