Member of Assembly, 21st District — Democratic: Patricia Maher
Patricia Maher, Democratic primary candidate for New York State Senate District 21, poses for a portrait at Hofstra University on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. slVOTE Note to editor: Caption in the original transmission of this image incorrectly spelled subject's last name. This is the corrected version. Credit: James Escher
Patricia Maher
Democrat
BACKGROUND:
- Maher, 64, of Baldwin, works as an advertising executive.
- Maher holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts degree in humanities from Hofstra University. She is a graduate of Touro University's Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. In 2021, she earned a Masters of Law from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
- Maher was the Democratic candidate in New York's Second Congressional District in 2014, when she lost to former Rep. Pete King (R-Seaford).
ISSUES:
- Maher said if elected she would advocate for repair of local roads, including those in her district that were damaged by intense flooding.
- She said she would press for additional property tax relief for senior citizens, more state funding for local school districts and student loan debt relief.
- Maher said she would push for a boost in health care benefits for 9/11 first responders. “I want to make sure they have the benefits that they were promised,” she said.
Scott Eidler is a deputy editor for the towns department at Newsday. Scott has worked at Newsday since 2012 and previously covered municipal government and education.
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