Voters Guide: NEW YORK STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 9: Kenneth Moore
Kenneth Moore, current Mayor of Bellerose and Democratic candidate for New York State Senate District 9, poses for a portrait at his home on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. -- slVOTE -- Credit: James Escher
KENNETH M. MOORE
DEMOCRAT
BACKGROUND:
- Moore, 61, of Bellerose Village, is also running on the Working Families Party line.
- Moore was elected to the Bellerose Village Board in 2009 and elected the village’s mayor in 2019.
- Moore retired in 2020 after 40 years as a union sheet metal worker. He was an international organizer for his union.
- He is making his first run for state office.
ISSUES:
- Moore said that if elected he will vote against tax increases that “hurt working class families on Long Island.”
- He said that as a 17-year volunteer with the Bellerose Village Fire Department he understands the importance of working with first responders to keep residents safe.
- He said he will advocate using state funding to deliver additional assistance to local police departments, fire districts and emergency services.
- He said that he has always believed that it’s a woman’s right to have an abortion.
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