Michael A. Durso

BACKGROUND

• Durso, 46, of Massapequa Park, is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election. He is seeking re-election to a fourth term representing the 9th Assembly District, which covers much of Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Farmingdale, Babylon, West Babylon, North Babylon and a small area of Lindenhurst and West Islip.
• Durso was a sanitation worker for Oyster Bay Town from 2005 until after his election to the Assembly in 2019, and had worked part time as a public safety officer at Hofstra University.
• Since 2025, he has been the ranking member on the Labor Committee and assistant minority whip. 

ISSUES

• Durso said that if reelected a key priority is expanding technical and trades education and opportunities for high school students and those seeking an alternative to four-year colleges. He said he believes the state should fund more seats in BOCES, among other programs. 
• He said he would continue funding and support of local law enforcement, and making sure state taxpayers are getting value in their communities. 
• Durso said he would continue to push for heart health testing for student athletes as part of a bill he proposed called Connor’s Law, inspired by the sudden death of a Massapequa High School hockey player.