Member of Assembly, 4th District -- Democratic: Skyler Johnson

Skyler Johnson

Democrat

BACKGROUND:

• Johnson, 23, of Port Jefferson Station, is a 2022 graduate of Stony Brook University who ran previously ran for state Senate in the First District.
• He is a member of the board of directors for Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Action Fund and is a trustee of his synagogue, Temple Beth Emeth of Mt. Sinai.
• Johnson most recently served as director of development for Zero Overdose, a national nonprofit seeking to end drug overdoses. 

ISSUES:

• Johnson said he is dedicated to fully funding public schools, supporting teachers and fighting to make sure every student has the proper environment in which to learn.
• Johnson said he would prioritize the middle class over the ultrawealthy, and fight to end tax breaks for giant corporations and the wealthy. Johnson said he wants to draft legislation to prevent hedge funds and big corporations from buying up single-family homes.
• Johnson also said he is is focused on Improving and maintaining infrastructure. “From crumbling water systems creating a contaminated water supply, to deteriorating roads, Long Islanders are not seeing the return on their sky-high tax burden,” he said.

By Vera Chinese

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Vera Chinese joined Newsday in 2017 after working as an editor for the East End lifestyle publication northforker and a general assignment reporter for the New York Daily News.