Adam Fischer-Gledhill, state Assembly 4th 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.
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.
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