Adam Fischer-Gledhill, Libertarian candidate for New York State Assembly District...

Adam Fischer-Gledhill, Libertarian candidate for New York State Assembly District 4, poses for a portrait outside of his father's home in Westhampton Beach, on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. -- slVOTE -- Credit: James Escher

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.
Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.

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