JACK M. MARTINS 
 REPUBLICAN 
 BACKGROUND: 
<ul> 
 <li> Martins, 55, of Old Westbury, was a state senator in the 7th District from 2011 through 2016. He previously served as Mineola mayor and ran unsuccessfully for Nassau County executive and Congress. </li> 
 <li> He is running on the Republican and Conservative Party lines. </li> 
 <li> Martins is a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from Portugal in the 1960s.&nbsp;Martins is a lawyer who&nbsp;graduated from St. John’s University School of Law and got his undergraduate degree from American University.&nbsp; </li> 
</ul> 
 ISSUES: 
<ul> 
 <li> Martins has campaigned against the state's cashless bail system, arguing that the policy change has increased crime. </li> 
 <li> He has called on the MTA to hold additional hearings on its congestion pricing plan for Manhattan-bound commuters. </li> 
 <li> Martins said he will work to reduce gas prices statewide and reduce mandates and regulations on small businesses. </li> 
</ul>

JACK M. MARTINS REPUBLICAN BACKGROUND: Martins, 55, of Old Westbury, was a state senator in the 7th District from 2011 through 2016. He previously served as Mineola mayor and ran unsuccessfully for Nassau County executive and Congress. He is running on the Republican and Conservative Party lines. Martins is a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from Portugal in the 1960s. Martins is a lawyer who graduated from St. John’s University School of Law and got his undergraduate degree from American University. ISSUES: Martins has campaigned against the state's cashless bail system, arguing that the policy change has increased crime. He has called on the MTA to hold additional hearings on its congestion pricing plan for Manhattan-bound commuters. Martins said he will work to reduce gas prices statewide and reduce mandates and regulations on small businesses.

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