David G. McDonough, state Assembly, District 14
DAVID G. MCDONOUGH
Republican
BACKGROUND:
• McDonough, 83, of Merrick, is also running on the Conservative and Independence party lines.
• He is the ranking member of the transportation committee and is also a member of the education, health, consumer affairs and protection and veterans’ affairs committees.
• He graduated from Columbia University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
ISSUES:
• McDonough said his bills often die in committee due to not being a member of the majority party but points to a successful cosponsorship of legislation that mandates reporting of abuse in private schools.
• He wants to continue to fight against universal health care in the state, saying that it would put private companies out of business.
• He wants to lower property taxes by changing assessment formulas and work to increase state aid to district schools.
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'If you don't address demand, you don't address the problem' Police are only addressing the supply, but demand is what fuels the illicit sex trade, experts say. Newsday political reporter Bahar Ostadan has the story.
