Andrew A. Monteleone, state Assembly 13th District
ANDREW A. MONTELEONE
Republican
BACKGROUND:
- Monteleone, 47, of Syosset, practices criminal defense and personal injury law as a partner in a Mineola law firm. He is also running on the Conservative and Independence party lines.
- He has a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University, a master’s degree from LIU Post and a law degree from Fordham University School of Law.
- He serves as a board member of the Criminal Courts Bar Association of Nassau County.
ISSUES:
- His priorities include changes to current bail reform legislation, saying the "extreme to which the Democrats in power went was … unnecessary," and opposes any police funding decreases.
- He believes reckless spending must be stopped and reasonable tax legislation passed to stop the exodus from the state. He says Democrats failed to hold PSEG accountable for its Tropical Storm Isaias response and let utilities hike rates with zero accountability.
- Intends to sponsor a criminal justice reform act that would address the unfairness he said the old system brought upon defendants while accounting for public safety of the citizenry.
'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.
'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.
