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.