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.
Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'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.

Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, of Bay Shore, was killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. His mother has made it her mission to aid active-duty service members, veterans, first responders and Gold Star families. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; Photo credit: Cathy Heighter

'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.

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