Adam Fischer-Gledhill, state Assembly 4th District

ADAM FISCHER-GLEDHILL

Libertarian

BACKGROUND:

• Fischer-Gledhill, 34, lives in Selden.
• He is running for office for the first time.
• He is a student at Suffolk Community College student majoring in accounting and planning to graduate in 2021.

ISSUES:

• Fischer-Gledhill favors fewer regulations and lower taxes in order to encourage new business development, and he would support state-sponsored entrepreneur training.
• He believes special education students should be more integrated with students in general education programs.
• He feels marijuana should be legalized and drug addiction should be treated as a health issue, rather than a criminal justice issue.

By Carl MacGowan

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Carl MacGowan is a Long Island native who covers Brookhaven Town after having previously covered Smithtown, Suffolk County courts and numerous spot news and feature stories over his 20-plus year career at Newsday.