Michael A. Durso, state Assembly 9th District
MICHAEL A. DURSO
Republican
BACKGROUND:
- Durso, 40, of Massapequa Park, is a carpenter by trade and earned a certificate from BOCES. He also is running on the Conservative, Libertarian and Independence lines.
- He works as a sanitation supervisor for the Town of Oyster Bay and as a public safety officer at Hofstra University.
- Durso is a certified first responder.
ISSUES:
- He plans to work across the aisle to protect the STAR program, keep property tax rebate checks and increase funding for local schools.
- He intends to advocate for additional funding for vocational programs to train youth and to fill the shortage of skilled labor.
- He would fight for a full repeal of bail reform.
'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.
'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.
