MICHAEL S. ROSS

Republican

BACKGROUND:

  • Ross, 41, of Setauket, is making his first run for office and is also running on the Conservative party line.
  • He is a lawyer and former Suffolk assistant district attorney.
  • He graduated from Hofstra University with a bachelor's degree in business administration and holds a law degree from Touro College.

ISSUES:

  • Ross said he would vote to repeal the bail reforms passed last year by the state Legislature but said he is open to discussing more moderate reforms.
  • He said he would stabilize taxes to make Long Island "more accessible" to middle-class families.
  • He said he would help businesses reopen while ensuring public safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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. Credit: Newsday Staff

'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.

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. Credit: Newsday Staff

'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.

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