Todd D. Kaminsky, State Senate Dist. 9

TODD D. KAMINSKY

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

• Kaminsky, 42, is seeking a fourth term in the state Senate where he chairs the Environmental Committee. He is also running on the Independent party line.
• He won a special election in 2016 to fill an open seat and has been reelected twice. Before that worked as an assistant federal prosecutor.
• He graduated from the University of Michigan and New York University Law School.

ISSUES:

• Increasing funding for LI schools, roads and storm resiliency projects, as well as LIRR.
• Reducing the cost of living.
• Helping region recover from coronavirus impacts.