John Brooks, state Senate, 8th District
JOHN E. BROOKS
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Brooks, 70, of Seaford, is seeking a third term representing the District 8 in the state Senate. He is also running on the Working Families and Independendence party lines.
- He won his first term in 2016, defeating Michael Venditto, son of former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.
- He holds an associate degree from Farmingdale State College and a bachelor's degree from New York Institute of Technology, and served as a medic with the National Guard.
ISSUES:
- Brooks supports reform in policing and was among members to approve the repeal of section 50-a of the state Civil Rights Law. The repeal opened the previously closed disciplinary records of police officers.
- His top priorities are veterans assistance programs and he has co-sponsored bills to provide career and property tax assistance for service members.
- He proposed expansion of STAR property tax relief for homeowners.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
